| Title: |
Estimates of Teach for America Effects on Student Test and Nontest Academic Outcomes over Time |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Ben Backes (ORCID 0000-0003-3485-1586); Michael Hansen (ORCID 0009-0006-8752-2750) |
| Source: |
AERA Open. 2024 10(1). |
| Availability: |
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
16 |
| Publication Date: |
2024 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Program Effectiveness; Academic Achievement; Outcomes of Education; School Districts; Public Schools; Beginning Teachers; Attendance; Suspension; Grades (Scholastic); Mathematics Education; Mathematics Teachers; Teacher Recruitment; Achievement Tests; Standardized Tests; State Standards; Elementary Secondary Education |
| Geographic Terms: |
Florida (Miami) |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: |
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test |
| ISSN: |
2332-8584 |
| Abstract: |
This article examines the impact of Teach for America (TFA) on following-year student test and nontest outcomes in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Using data from 2010 through 2021, this article measures the extent to which student exposure to TFA is followed by improved outcomes in the future, relative to students with other early-career teachers in the same school. In particular, this article measures days missed due to absences or suspensions, course grades in each core subject, and progression in math courses. We find that students taught by TFA math teachers go on to have higher grades in math courses in the following year and are less likely to miss school due to being absent or suspended. However, while students in TFA classrooms score higher on math and ELA assessments in a given year, these test score gains fade out by the following year. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1455361 |
| Database: |
ERIC |