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Supplying Disadvantaged Schools with Effective Teachers: Experimental Evidence on Secondary Math Teachers from Teach For America

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  • Hanley S. Chiang
  • Melissa A. Clark
  • Sheena McConnell

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Teach For America (TFA) is an important but controversial source of teachers for hard-to-staff subjects in high-poverty U.S. schools. We present findings from the first large-scale experimental study of secondary math teachers from TFA.

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  • Hanley S. Chiang & Melissa A. Clark & Sheena McConnell, "undated". "Supplying Disadvantaged Schools with Effective Teachers: Experimental Evidence on Secondary Math Teachers from Teach For America," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 4623b3b72e154403be21e3878, Mathematica Policy Research.
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