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Teacher Credentials and Student Achievement in High School

A Cross-Subject Analysis with Student Fixed Effects

Charles T. Clotfelter, Helen F. Ladd and Jacob L. Vigdor
Journal of Human Resources, July 2010, 45 (3) 655-681; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.45.3.655
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vol. 45 no. 3 655-681
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.45.3.655
Published By 
University of Wisconsin Press
Print ISSN 
0022-166X
Online ISSN 
1548-8004
History 
  • Received January 1, 2008
  • Accepted February 1, 2009
  • Published online June 11, 2010.
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© 2010 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

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  2. Helen F. Ladd and
  3. Jacob L. Vigdor
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Journal of Human Resources Jul 2010, 45 (3) 655-681; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.45.3.655
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    • I. Introduction
    • II. Background and Policy Context
    • III. The North Carolina Data
    • IV. Empirical Framework
    • V. Achievement Effects of Teacher Credentials
    • VI. Achievement Effects of Teacher and Classroom Characteristics
    • VII. Policy Implications and Conclusions
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