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Teacher Sorting and the Plight of Urban Schools: A Descriptive Analysis

Lankford, Hamilton, Loeb, Susanna, Wyckoff, James·2002·Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
DOI 10.3102/01623737024001037
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This paper uses rich new data on New York State teachers to: determine how much variation in the average attributes of teachers exists across schools, identify schools that have the least-qualified teachers, assess whether the distribution has changed over time, and determine how the distribution of teachers is impacted by attrition and transfer, as well as by the job matches between teachers and schools at the start of careers. Our results show striking differences in the qualifications of teachers across schools. Urban schools, in particular, have lesser-qualified teachers; and New York City stands out among urban areas. Low-income, low-achieving and non-white students, particularly those in urban areas, find themselves in classes with many of the least skilled teachers. Salary variation rarely compensates for the apparent difficulties of teaching in urban settings and, in some cases, contributes to the disparities.

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Authors
Lankford, H., Loeb, S., & Wyckoff, J.
Venue
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Publisher
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Published
2002-03
Volume
24
Issue
1
Pages
37-62
ISSN
  • 0162-3737 (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-1062
DOI
10.3102/01623737024001037
OpenAlex
W1981946779
Cited by
1,454
References
33
FWCI
170.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)

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Lankford, H., Loeb, S., & Wyckoff, J. (2002). Teacher Sorting and the Plight of Urban Schools: A Descriptive Analysis. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. https://doi.org/10.3102/01623737024001037

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