Purpose The purpose of this paper is to summarize the key findings from a critical review of
relevant US research to determine whether teachers, on average, improve in their …

Federal law emphasizes the need for states and districts to ensure that all students—
particularly at-risk students, minority students, and students in high-poverty areas—have …

We study the effects of various types of education and training on the productivity of teachers
in promoting student achievement. Previous studies on the subject have been hampered by …

Even though some countries track students into differing‐ability schools by age 10, others
keep their entire secondary‐school system comprehensive. To estimate the effects of such …

Administrative data on fifth grade students in North Carolina shows that more highly
qualified teachers tend to be matched with more advantaged students, both across schools …

We investigated the effects of teacher human and social capital on growth in student
performance in a sample of 1,013 teachers organized into 239 grade teams. We found that …

This study uses Early Childhood Longitudinal Study data to investigate the importance of
three general aspects of teacher effects—teacher background qualifications, attitudes, and …

Co-Published by Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group and the Association of Teacher
Educators. The Handbook of Research on Teacher Education was initiated to ferment …

Using statewide data from Florida, we analyze the impact of both pre-service and in-service
training on the ability of teachers to promote academic achievement among students with …

There is growing concern among policy makers over the quality of the teacher workforce in
general, and the distribution of effective teachers across schools. The impact of teacher …