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Teacher credentials and student achievement in high school: A cross-subject analysis with student fixed effects
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Clotfelter, CT; Ladd, HF; Vigdor, JL
Published in: Journal of Human Resources
January 1, 2010
We use data on statewide end-of-course tests in North Carolina to examine the relationship between teacher credentials and student achievement at the high school level. We find compelling evidence that teacher credentials, particularly licensure and certification, affects student achievement in systematic ways and that the magnitudes are large enough to be policy relevant. Our findings imply that the uneven distribution of teacher credentials by race and socioeconomic status of high school students-a pattern we also document-contributes to achievement gaps in high school. In addition, some troubling findings emerge related to the gender and race of the teachers. © 2010 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
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Journal of Human Resources
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0022-166X
Publication Date
January 1, 2010
Volume
45
Issue
3
Start / End Page
655 / 681
Related Subject Headings
- Economics
- 3801 Applied economics
- 1801 Law
- 1402 Applied Economics
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Clotfelter, C. T., Ladd, H. F., & Vigdor, J. L. (2010). Teacher credentials and student achievement in high school: A cross-subject analysis with student fixed effects. Journal of Human Resources, 45(3), 655–681. https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.45.3.655
Clotfelter, C. T., H. F. Ladd, and J. L. Vigdor. “Teacher credentials and student achievement in high school: A cross-subject analysis with student fixed effects.” Journal of Human Resources 45, no. 3 (January 1, 2010): 655–81. https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.45.3.655.
Clotfelter CT, Ladd HF, Vigdor JL. Teacher credentials and student achievement in high school: A cross-subject analysis with student fixed effects. Journal of Human Resources. 2010 Jan 1;45(3):655–81.
Clotfelter, C. T., et al. “Teacher credentials and student achievement in high school: A cross-subject analysis with student fixed effects.” Journal of Human Resources, vol. 45, no. 3, Jan. 2010, pp. 655–81. Scopus, doi:10.3368/jhr.45.3.655.
Clotfelter CT, Ladd HF, Vigdor JL. Teacher credentials and student achievement in high school: A cross-subject analysis with student fixed effects. Journal of Human Resources. 2010 Jan 1;45(3):655–681.
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Published In
Journal of Human Resources
DOI
ISSN
0022-166X
Publication Date
January 1, 2010
Volume
45
Issue
3
Start / End Page
655 / 681
Related Subject Headings
- Economics
- 3801 Applied economics
- 1801 Law
- 1402 Applied Economics