Troubling patterns of teacher assignments within schools
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 14:45
in Psychology & Sociology
Even within the same school, lower-achieving students often are taught by less-experienced teachers, as well as by teachers who received their degrees from less-competitive colleges, according to a new study. The study, using data from one of the nation's largest school districts, also shows that student class assignments vary within schools by a teacher's gender and race.