Taking Teacher Evaluation to Scale: The Effect of State Reforms on Achievement and Attainment. EdWorkingPaper No. 21-496
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| Title: | Taking Teacher Evaluation to Scale: The Effect of State Reforms on Achievement and Attainment. EdWorkingPaper No. 21-496 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Joshua Bleiberg, Eric Brunner, Erica Harbatkin, Matthew A. Kraft, Matthew G. Springer, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University |
| Source: | Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2024. |
| Availability: | Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 73 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Institute of Education Sciences (ED) Spencer Foundation |
| Contract Number: | R305A170053 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Kindergarten Primary Education Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Salaries, Compensation (Remuneration), Incentives, Educational Change, Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Policy, Political Attitudes, Academic Achievement, State Policy, High School Graduates, Graduation Rate, Administrative Organization, Kindergarten, Standardized Tests, Mathematics Tests, English, Language Arts, Educational Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, National Competency Tests, Policy Analysis, Instructional Improvement, Outcomes of Education, Educational Administration, College Attendance |
| Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: | Race to the Top, No Child Left Behind Act 2001 |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | National Assessment of Educational Progress |
| Abstract: | Federal incentives and requirements under the Obama administration spurred states to adopt major reforms to their teacher evaluation systems. We examine the effects of these reforms on student achievement and attainment at a national scale by exploiting their staggered implementation across states. We find precisely estimated null effects, on average, that rule out impacts as small as 0.017 standard deviations for achievement and 1.2 percentage points for high school graduation and college enrollment. We highlight five factors that likely limited the efficacy of teacher evaluation at scale: political opposition, decentralization, capacity constraints, limited generalizability, and the absence of compensating wages. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| IES Funded: | Yes |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED671983 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Federal incentives and requirements under the Obama administration spurred states to adopt major reforms to their teacher evaluation systems. We examine the effects of these reforms on student achievement and attainment at a national scale by exploiting their staggered implementation across states. We find precisely estimated null effects, on average, that rule out impacts as small as 0.017 standard deviations for achievement and 1.2 percentage points for high school graduation and college enrollment. We highlight five factors that likely limited the efficacy of teacher evaluation at scale: political opposition, decentralization, capacity constraints, limited generalizability, and the absence of compensating wages. |
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