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A Classroom Observer Like Me: The Effects of Race-Congruence and Gender-Congruence between Teachers and Raters on Observation Scores

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  • Olivia L. Chi

    (Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215)

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State and local education agencies across the country are prioritizing the goal of diversifying the teacher workforce. To further understand the challenges of diversifying the teacher pipeline, I investigate race and gender dynamics between teachers and school-based administrators, who are key decision makers in hiring, evaluating, and retaining teachers. I use longitudinal data from a large school district in the southeastern United States to examine the effects of race-congruence and gender-congruence between teachers and observers/administrators on teachers’ observation scores. Using models with two-way fixed effects, I find that teachers, on average, experience small positive increases in their scores from sharing race or gender with their observers, raising fairness concerns for teachers whose race or gender identities are not reflected by any of their raters.

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  • Olivia L. Chi, 2023. "A Classroom Observer Like Me: The Effects of Race-Congruence and Gender-Congruence between Teachers and Raters on Observation Scores," Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press, vol. 18(3), pages 442-466, Summer.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:edfpol:v:18:y:2023:i:3:p:442-466
    DOI: 10.1162/edfp_a_00367
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