Teacher incentives and student achievement: evidence form New York City public schools/
Fryer, Roland G.
Teacher incentives and student achievement: evidence form New York City public schools/ created by Roland G Fryer - Journal of labor economics Volume 31, number 2 ,part 1 .
As global policy makers and school leaders look for ways to improve student performance, financial incentives programs for teachers have become increasingly popular. This article describes a school-based randomized trial in over 200 New York City public schools designed to better understand the impact of teacher incentives. I find no evidence that teacher incentives increase student performance, attendance, or graduation, nor do I find evidence that these incentives change student or teacher behavior. If anything, teacher incentives may decrease student achievement, especially in larger schools. The article concludes with a speculative discussion of theories to explain these stark results.
0734306X
Teaching profession--Incentives--Educational achievement
HD5706 JOU
Teacher incentives and student achievement: evidence form New York City public schools/ created by Roland G Fryer - Journal of labor economics Volume 31, number 2 ,part 1 .
As global policy makers and school leaders look for ways to improve student performance, financial incentives programs for teachers have become increasingly popular. This article describes a school-based randomized trial in over 200 New York City public schools designed to better understand the impact of teacher incentives. I find no evidence that teacher incentives increase student performance, attendance, or graduation, nor do I find evidence that these incentives change student or teacher behavior. If anything, teacher incentives may decrease student achievement, especially in larger schools. The article concludes with a speculative discussion of theories to explain these stark results.
0734306X
Teaching profession--Incentives--Educational achievement
HD5706 JOU