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Does Teacher Testing Raise Teacher Quality? Evidence from State Certification Requirements

Joshua Angrist and Jonathan Guryan

Working Papers from Princeton University, School of Public and International Affairs, Education Research Section.

Abstract: Most US states require public school teachers to pass a standardized test for licensure. Although any such entry barrier is likely to raise wages, the theoretical effects on teacher quality are ambiguous. Testing places a floor on measured skills, but imposes costs, which may especially deter high-quality applicants. Moreover, testing may disqualify applicants that schools would otherwise hire. Estimates using Schools and Staffing Survey data suggest state-mandated testing is associated with increases in teacher wages, though we find no evidence of a corresponding increase in quality as measured by educational background. Testing also appears to reduce the fraction of new teachers who are Hispanic.

JEL-codes: I21 J24 J44 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-05
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