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Sass, Tim R.; Hannaway, Jane; Xu, Zeyu; Figlio, David N.; Feng, Li – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research, 2010
This paper examines whether teachers in schools serving students from high-poverty backgrounds are as effective as teachers in schools with more advantaged students. The question is important. Teachers are recognized as the most important school factor affecting student achievement, and the achievement gap between disadvantaged students and their…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Elementary Schools, Poverty, Educational Attainment