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Addressing Inequities in the Distribution of Highly Qualified and Effective Teachers: A Workshop to Move Research and Policy into Action



Research

Barr, J. M. (2004). Teacher location choice and the distribution of quality: Evidence from New York City (Draft). Newark, NJ: Rutgers University. Retrieved June 17, 2009, from http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jmbarr/nycteacherlocation.pdf

Boyd, D., Lankford, H., Loeb, S., & Wyckoff, J. (2002). Initial matches, transfers, and quits: Career decisions and the disparities in average teacher qualifications across schools. Unpublished paper. Retrieved June 17, 2009, from http://www.teacherpolicyresearch.org/portals/1/pdfs/Initial_Matches_Transfers_and_Quits.pdf

Boyd, D., Lankford, H., Loeb, S., & Wyckoff, J. (2005). The draw of home: How teachers’ preferences for proximity disadvantage urban schools. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 24(1), 113–132. Retrieved June 17, 2009, from http://www.teacherpolicyresearch.org/portals/1/pdfs/The_Draw_of_Home_%28JPAM%29.pdf

Clotfelter, C., Ladd, H., & Vigdor, J. (2003). Who teaches whom? Race and the distribution of novice teachers. Durham, NC: Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University.

Clotfelter, C., Ladd, H., & Vigdor, J. (2006). Teacher-student matching and the assessment of teacher effectiveness. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research. Available online at http://www.nber.org/papers/w11936 (subscription required)

Goldhaber, D. (2005). Key attributes of state data systems that allow for sophisticated research on teachers. Unpublished paper. Retrieved June 17, 2009, from http://www.teachingdata.org/pdfs/goldhaber_data.pdf

Hanushek, E., & Rivkin, S. (2007). Pay, working conditions, and teacher quality. The Future of Children, 17(1), 69–86. Retrieved June 17, 2009, from http://www.futureofchildren.org/usr_doc/7_04.pdf

Koski, W. S., & Horng, E. L. (2007). Facilitating the teacher quality gap? Collective bargaining agreements, teacher hiring and transfer rules, and teacher assignment among schools in California. Education Finance and Policy, 2(3), 262–300.

Lankford, H., Loeb, S., & Wyckoff, J. (2002). Teacher sorting and the plight of urban schools:
A descriptive analysis. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 24(1), 37–62. Retrieved June 17, 2009, from http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dkcohen/ED697_PUBPOL695_ClassWebsite_Fall05/31.%20Lankford_2002.pdf

Policy

Haycock, K. (2002). Toward a fair distribution of teacher talent. Educational Leadership, 60(4), 11–15. Retrieved June 17, 2009, from http://www.edpal.com/courses/upload/ELL_002/Toward%20A%20Fair.pdf

Koski, W. (2007). When “adequate” isn’t: The retreat from equity in educational law and policy and why it matters. Emory Law Journal, 56(3),545–617.

Levin, J., Mulhern, J., & Schunck, J. (2005). Unintended consequences: The case for reforming the staffing rules in urban teachers union contracts. New York: The New Teacher Project. Retrieved June 17, 2009, from http://www.tntp.org/files/UnintendedConsequences.pdf

Luebchow, L. (2009). Equitable resources in low-income schools: Teacher equity and the federal Title I comparability requirement. Washington, DC: New America Foundation. Retrieved June 17, 2009, from http://www.newamerica.net/files/Equitable_Resources_in_Low_Income_Schools.pdf

Rotherham, A. J. (2004). Opportunity and responsibility for national board certified teachers [Policy Report]. Washington, DC: Progressive Policy Institute. Retrieved June 17, 2009, from http://www.thenewdemocrat.org/documents/Certified_Teachers_0304.pdf

Roza, M., & Hill, P. T. (2004). How within-district spending inequities help some schools to fail. In D. Ravitch (Ed.), Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2004 (pp. 201–228). Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press.

Walsh, K. (2007). Robbing Peter to pay Paul: The case against “comparability.” Washington, DC: National Council on Teacher Quality. Retrieved June 17, 2009, from
http://www.nctq.org/p/publications/docs/robbing_peter_to_pay_paul_20080316034427.pdf

Practice

Bylsma, P. (n.d.). Creating a comprehensive teacher data system. Tacoma, WA: Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession. Retrieved June 17, 2009, from http://www.dataqualitycampaign.org/files/publications-creating_comprehensive_teacher_data_system_report.pdf

Chait, R. (2009). Ensuring effective teachers for all students: Six state strategies for attracting and retaining effective teachers in high-poverty and high-minority schools. Washington, DC: Center for American Progress.

Goe, L. (2006). Revising the equitable distribution component in your state’s plan for highly qualified teachers. Washington, DC: National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality. Retrieved June 17, 2009, from http://www.tqsource.org/TeacherDistributionPlanningTool.pdf

Lasagna, M. (2009). Increasing teacher retention to facilitate the equitable distribution of effective teachers (Key Issue). Washington, DC: National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality. Retrieved June 17, 2009, from http://www.tqsource.org/publications/KeyIssue_TeacherRetention.pdf

National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality. (2008). Ten early lessons learned from highly qualified teacher monitoring reports (updated).Washington, DC: Author.Retrieved June 17, 2009, from http://www.tqsource.org/TenLessonsLearnedFromHQTMonitoringReports.pdf

National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality. (2009). Systems and strategies for addressing the inequitable distribution of teachers (Webcast).Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved June 17, 2009, from http://www.tqsource.org/webcasts/equitableDistribution/

National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality. (2009). Using ARRA funds to improve teacher effectiveness and equitable distribution: An interactive mapping tool. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved June 17, 2009, http://www.tqsource.org/arra/

 

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