Their peers» average test scores are about 0.15 standard deviations higher, and the new schools have higher - quality teachers, measured in terms of the fraction of teachers with less than three years» experience, the fraction that are new to the school that year, the percentage
of teachers with an advanced degree, and the share of teachers who attended a «highly competitive» college as defined by the Barron's rankings.
A sample of 36 Great Expectation model elementary schools were matched with 556 Oklahoma non-Great Expectations elementary schools based on the following variables: ethnicity, free and reduced lunch eligibility, school size, average number of days students absent, percent of parents attending conferences, percent
of teachers with advanced degrees, percent passing third grade reading test, district population size, unemployment rate, average household income, teachers per administrator, percent of student's in special education, instructional support budget, and district percent passing Algebra I. Five years of pass rates on third grade reading and third grade math state exams were examined.
Not exact matches
And according to Gerald Stancil, a Johns Hopkins physical chemistry Ph.D. who recently retired from a teaching career at New Jersey's Orange High School, the benefits and salary earned by a high school
teacher with a doctorate compare favorably
with median earnings at colleges and universities — although
teacher salaries and reward for
advanced degrees vary greatly in different parts
of the country.
The fact that
teachers with master's
degrees are no more effective in the classroom, on average, than their colleagues without
advanced degrees is one
of the most consistent findings in education research.
One exception is math
teachers with advanced degrees in math, said Thomas J. Kane, a professor at Harvard University's Graduate School
of Education.»
According to the Urban Institute's Matthew Chingos, «the fact that
teachers with master's
degrees are no more effective in the classroom, on average, than their colleagues without
advanced degrees is one
of the most consistent findings in education research.»
Because professional development for
teachers has historically taken the form
of coursework,
advanced degree programs, and workshops,
teacher - education faculty will be faced
with another stiff challenge.
Ben Merrill, principal
of southwestern Idaho's small, rural Notus Junior / Senior High School and superintendent for the Notus School District, says, «Out here, when I have an opening for a
teacher in
advanced science or math, I may get two to three applicants, all right out
of college — no one
with a master's
degree.
Numerous studies, including several based on North Carolina data, show no significant relationship between
advanced degrees and effectiveness,
with the possible exception
of high school
teachers who receive
advanced training in their field
of specialty.
«When Money Matters,» a report
of a national study released in 1997 by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), determined that spending money on smaller classes has a greater impact on math achievement than spending on administration, school buildings, or hiring
teachers with advanced degrees.
So policies that mandate the accumulation
of course credits,
advancing in terms
of degree status (e.g., from A.A. to B.A.), or attending workshops, by themselves are not likely to produce
teachers with high - quality classroom skills or necessarily contribute to children's achievement.
The percentage
of teachers with a master's
degree or higher more than doubled during this period,
with the typical
teacher now having an
advanced degree.
Gwinnett County, Prince George's County, Md., and Springfield, Mass., for example, are among those using screening tools, such as Gallup's PrincipalInsight, that allow them to quickly gather information on why a candidate wants to be a school leader and his or her likely ability to foster collegiality, or motivate
teachers, students and parents.20 To ensure that would - be candidates genuinely want to lead schools and not just get a salary bump that comes
with an
advanced degree, Chicago, St. Louis and Springfield, Ill., require would - be leaders to agree to serve as principals for a set number
of years.
We find that NCLB increased
teacher compensation and the share
of elementary school
teachers with advanced degrees but had no effects on class size.
It's long been one
of management's sore points
with teacher salary guides — that
teachers are paid specific salaries not just based on their years
of experience but also on their
advanced degrees,
with higher salaries depending on whether a
teacher has earned a bachelor's, master's or doctoral
degree.
«And now I have the North Carolina legislature saying that my master's
degree in the field
of education is not worth more than a bachelor's
degree,» said Lowe
of lawmakers» recent move to strip
teachers of the roughly 10 percent pay increase that is afforded to those
with advanced degrees, going forward.
It suggests that, contrary to most
of the recent research, having a
teacher with an
advanced degree is associated
with higher student achievement.
In just about every classroom,
teachers find students
with a wide range
of exceptionalities — students
with one or more learning problems, students
with various
degrees of English language proficiency, students
with different interests, students who are very
advanced, and students without a «label» but whose learning needs are just as unique.
It is certainly possible that
teachers with advanced degrees may have a «deeper understanding»
of their subject matter.
In the Denver Public Schools system, a
teacher with a master's degree earns an average of $ 6,627 more per year than one without an advanced degree, according to 2015 — 2016 data from the National Council on Teacher Q
teacher with a master's
degree earns an average
of $ 6,627 more per year than one without an
advanced degree, according to 2015 — 2016 data from the National Council on
Teacher Q
Teacher Quality.
In Boston Public Schools, holding a master's
degree can result in a salary bump
of more than $ 3,000 for new
teachers, and more than $ 5,000 for those
with many years
of experience compared to educators who don't have an
advanced degree, according to a Boston Public Schools
In the Denver Public Schools system, a
teacher with a master's
degree earns an average
of $ 6,627 more per year than one without an
advanced degree, according to
In Boston Public Schools, holding a master's
degree can result in a salary bump
of more than $ 3,000 for new
teachers, and more than $ 5,000 for those
with many years
of experience compared to educators who don't have an
advanced degree, according to a Boston Public Schools 2015 salary schedule.
If you are so inclined, you may also want to read the recent Washington Post (10.24.16) article, entitled «The big problem
with the Obama administration's new
teacher - education regulations», in which the chair
of Connecticut College's Education Department co-wrote that the «academy provisions» which were incorporated into ESSA (after initially being developed by the two charter lobbyist organizations New Schools Venture Fund and Relay Graduate School
of Education) would exempt «entrepreneurial «start - up programs» (i.e.
teacher preparation «academies»)... from many
of the requirements that states will enforce for other programs — such as hiring faculty who hold
advanced degrees or conduct research, holding students to certain credit hours or course sequences, or securing accreditation from the field's accrediting bodies.»
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Must be a
teacher pursuing an
advanced degree in mathematics, math education, or elementary education
with math emphasis; member
of South Carolina's Council
of Teachers of Mathematics for previous two years; have a valid SC teaching certificate; currently employed by a SC school; completed two years or more teaching mathematics in SC; accepted into graduate program.