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...
by Meagan Comb | Apr 7, 2021 | Effective Educators
The Impact of Principal Attrition and Replacement on Indicators of School Quality Authors: Marcus A. Winters, Brian Kisida, & Ikhee Cho Project Summary This study explores whether principal transitions are inherently disruptive or if the impact of changing...
