The Compositional Effect of Rigorous Teacher Evaluation on Workforce Quality

Julie Cullen, Cory Koedel and Eric Parsons ()
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Eric Parsons: Department of Economics Truman School of Public Affairs University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211

Education Finance and Policy, 2021, vol. 16, issue 1, 7-41

Abstract: We study how the introduction of a rigorous teacher evaluation system in a large urban school district affects the quality composition of teacher turnovers. With the implementation of the new system, we document increased turnover among the least effective teachers and decreased turnover among the most effective teachers, relative to teachers in the middle of the distribution. Our findings demonstrate that the alignment between personnel decisions and teacher effectiveness can be improved through targeted personnel policies. However, the change in the composition of exiters brought on by the policy we study is too small to meaningfully impact student achievement.

Date: 2021
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