by Meagan Comb | Oct 2, 2023 | Effective Educators
Disparate Teacher Effects, Comparative Advantage, and Match Quality Author: Wiliam Delgado This reflects work completed in coordination with the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. Project Summary This study uses data from the Chicago Public Schools...
by Meagan Comb | Apr 18, 2023 | Effective Educators
Evaluating Emergency Licensure in Massachusetts Authors: Andrew Bacher-Hicks, Olivia Chi, Ariel Tichnor-Wagner, Sidrah Baloch Project Summary Between 2021-2023 researchers with Boston University’s Wheelock Educational Policy Center were contracted by the...
by Meagan Comb | Dec 13, 2022 | Effective Educators
Can a Commercial Screening Tool Help Select Better Teachers? Authors: Olivia L Chi, Boston University; Matthew Lenard, Harvard University Project Summary When looking to hire a new teacher, districts can receive anywhere from dozens to hundreds of applications per...
by Meagan Comb | Dec 7, 2021 | Effective Educators, Specialized Services
Using Classroom Observations in the Evaluation of Special Education Teachers Authors: Nathan D. Jones, Courtney A. Bell, Mary Brownell, Yi Qi, David Peyton, Daisy Pua, Melissa Fowler, Steven Holtzman Project Summary While teacher evaluation systems and policies have...
by Meagan Comb | Oct 19, 2021 | Effective Educators
COVID-19 and the Composition of the Massachusetts Teacher Workforce Authors: Andrew Bacher-Hicks, Olivia Chi, and Alexis Orellana Project Summary The COVID-19 crisis has created unprecedented disruption for school systems, educators, and the students they serve. The...
by Anna Cayco | Aug 11, 2021 | Effective Educators
Teacher Time Use and Affect During COVID-19 Authors: Nathan Jones, Eric Camburn, Ben Kelcey, & Esther Quintero This research was supported in part by a grant from the Institute of Education Sciences. Project Summary In the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led...
