Sentences with phrase «certain teacher characteristics»

Remember that my test for whether school choice raises demand for certain teacher characteristics is two-fold: 1) whether a school that faces stronger competition hires teachers with more of a certain characteristic; and 2) whether that characteristic earns a premium in an environment of greater school choice.

Here you must control for the fact that the existence of a charter school may reflect factors in an area that also determine the area's demand for certain teacher characteristics.

Not exact matches

Other Un Certain Regard highlights included the Sundance - premiered «Wind River,» a Jeremy Renner - Elizabeth Olsen wilderness thriller that won Taylor Sheridan the jury's directing prize, and «The Workshop» («L'Atelier»), a tense, absorbing look at teacher - student dynamics that represents the French director Laurent Cantet's strongest and most characteristic work since his Palme d'Or - winning «The Class» (2008).

But certain characteristics are common to most of them - and give teacher unions great advantages in the struggle for influence.

Though we do not have data on every aspect of teachers» working conditions, we do know certain characteristics of their students that many believe affect the teaching conditions at a school: the percentage of low - income students at the school (as estimated by the percentage eligible for a subsidized lunch), the shares of students who are African - American or Hispanic, average student test scores, and class sizes.

My analytical strategy relied on a simple economic argument: If schools that face stronger competition prefer certain characteristics in their teachers, then they should hire more teachers who possess those characteristics and pay them a higher wage.

Second, they may enact laws that protect prospective students and teachers from discrimination based on certain characteristics, such as race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.

The process can include assessing whether certain characteristics — such as the qualifications of teachers or counselor - student ratios — can explain some of the differences in the number of advanced courses schools offer.

Did identified school - level characteristics, fourth grade reading achievement, and certain Children Achieving reform variables significantly relate to teacher - reported school conditions and other aspects of the reform?

Like some traditional schools, certain charters have characteristics associated with higher turnover, such as their location in low - income communities and hiring of younger, newer teachers, said Leib Sutcher, research associate at the Palo Alto - based Learning Policy Institute.