Research ArticleArticle

How Does School Accountability Affect Teachers?

Evidence from New York City

Rebecca Dizon-Ross
Journal of Human Resources, January 2020, 55 (1) 76-118; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.55.1.1015.7438R1

References

  1. ↵
    1. Boyd Donald,
    2. Lankford Hamilton,
    3. Loeb Susanna,
    4. Rockoff Jonah,
    5. Wyckoff James
    . 2008a. “The Narrowing Gap in New York City Teacher Qualifications and its Implications for Student Achievement in High-Poverty Schools.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 27(4):793–818.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  2. ↵
    1. Boyd Donald,
    2. Lankford Hamilton,
    3. Loeb Susanna,
    4. Wyckoff James
    . 2008b. “The Impact of Assessment and Accountability on Teacher Recruitment and Retention: Are There Unintended Consequences?” Education Finance and Policy 36(1):88–111.
    OpenUrl
  3. ↵
    1. Carnoy Martin,
    2. Loeb Susanna
    . 2002. “Does External Accountability Affect Student Outcomes? A Cross-State Analysis.” Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 24(4):305–31.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  4. ↵
    1. Cattaneo Matias D.,
    2. Titiunik Rocio,
    3. Vazquez-Bare Gonzalo,
    4. Keele Luke
    . 2016. “Interpreting Regression Discontinuity Designs with Multiple Cutoffs.” The Journal of Politics 78(4): 1229–48.
    OpenUrl
  5. ↵
    1. Cheng Ming-Yen,
    2. Fan Jianqing,
    3. Marron J.S.
    1997. “On Automatic Boundary Corrections.” The Annals of Statistics 25(4):1691–708.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  6. ↵
    1. Chetty Raj,
    2. Friedman John N.,
    3. Rockoff Jonah E.
    2014. “Measuring the Impacts of Teachers II: Teacher Value-Added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood.” American Economic Review 104(9):2633–79.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
  7. ↵
    1. Chiang Hanley
    . 2009. “How Accountability Pressure on Failing Schools Affects Student Achievement.” Journal of Public Economics 93(9):1045–57.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  8. ↵
    1. Clotfelter Charles,
    2. Glennie Elizabeth,
    3. Ladd Helen,
    4. Vigdor Jacob
    . 2008. “Would Higher Salaries Keep Teachers in High-Poverty Schools? Evidence from a Policy Intervention in North Carolina.” Journal of Public Economics 92(5):1352–70.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  9. ↵
    1. Clotfelter Charles,
    2. Ladd Helen F.,
    3. Vigdor Jacob L.,
    4. Diaz Roger Aliaga
    . 2004. “Do School Accountability Systems Make it More Difficult for Low-Performing Schools to Attract and Retain High-Quality Teachers?” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 23(2):251–71.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  10. ↵
    1. Dolton Peter,
    2. von der Klaauw Wilbert
    . 1995. “Leaving Teaching in the UK: A Duration Analysis.” The Economic Journal 105(429):431–44.
    OpenUrl
  11. ↵
    1. Falch Torberg,
    2. Rønning Marte
    . 2007. “The Influence of Student Achievement on Teacher Turnover.” Education Economics 15(2):177–202.
    OpenUrl
  12. ↵
    1. Feng Li,
    2. Figlio David N.,
    3. Sass Tim
    . 2010. “School Accountability and Teacher Mobility.” NBER Working Paper 16070. Cambridge, MA: NBER.
  13. ↵
    1. Figlio David N.,
    2. Rouse Cecilia E.
    2006. “Do Accountability and Voucher Threats Improve Low-Performing Schools?” Journal of Public Economics 90(1):239–55.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  14. ↵
    1. Fort Margherita,
    2. Ichino Andrea,
    3. Zanella Giulio
    . 2016. “On the Perils of Stacking Thresholds in RD Designs.” Unpublished.
  15. ↵
    1. Fryer Roland G.
    2013. “Teacher Incentives and Student Achievement: Evidence from New York City Public Schools.” Journal of Labor Economics 31(2):373–407.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
  16. ↵
    1. Gjefsen Hege M.,
    2. Gunnes Trude
    . 2016. “The Effects of School Accountability on Teacher Mobility and Teacher Sorting.” MPRA Paper 69664.
  17. ↵
    1. Goodman Serena,
    2. Turner Lesley
    . 2010. “Teacher Incentive Pay and Educational Outcomes: Evidence from the NYC Bonus Program.” Program on Education Policy and Governance Working Papers Series. Pepg 10-07. Cambridge, MA: Program on Education Policy and Governance, Harvard University.
  18. ↵
    1. Hahn Jinyong,
    2. Todd Petra,
    3. Klaauw Wilbert Van der
    . 2001. “Identification and Estimation of Treatment Effects with a Regression-Discontinuity Design.” Econometrica 69(1):201–09.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  19. ↵
    1. Hanushek Eric A.,
    2. Kain John F.,
    3. Rivkin Steven G.
    2004. “Why Public Schools Lose Teachers.” Journal of Human Resources 39(2):326–54.
    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
  20. ↵
    1. Hanushek Eric A.,
    2. Raymond Margaret E.
    2005. “Does School Accountability Lead to Improved Student Performance?” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 24:297–327.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  21. ↵
    1. Hanushek Eric A.,
    2. Rivkin Steven G.
    2010. “Generalizations about Using Value-Added Measures of Teacher Quality.” American Economic Review 100(2):267–21.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
  22. ↵
    1. Hendricks Matthew. D.
    2014. “Does It Pay to Pay Teachers More? Evidence from Texas.” Journal of Public Economics 109:50–63.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
  23. ↵
    1. Hensvik Lena
    . 2012. “Competition, Wages and Teacher Sorting: Lessons Learned from a Voucher Reform.” The Economic Journal 122(561):799–824.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
  24. ↵
    1. Imazeki Jennifer
    . 2005. “Teacher Salaries and Teacher Attrition”.” Economics of Education Review 24(4):431–49.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
    1. Imbens Guido,
    2. Kalyanaraman Karthik
    . 2012. “Optimal Bandwidth Choice for the Regression Discontinuity Estimator.” The Review of Economic Studies 79(3):933–59.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  26. ↵
    1. Imbens Guido,
    2. Lemieux Thomas
    . 2008. “Regression Discontinuity Designs: A Guide to Practice.” Journal of Econometrics 142(2):611–50.
    OpenUrl
  27. ↵
    1. Jackson C. Kirabo
    . 2009. “Student Demographics, Teacher Sorting, and Teacher Quality: Evidence from the End of School Desegregation.” Journal of Labor Economics 27(2):213–56.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  28. ↵
    1. Jackson C. Kirabo
    . 2012. “School Competition and Teacher Labor Markets: Evidence from Charter School Entry in North Carolina.” Journal of Public Economics 96(5):431–48.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
    1. Jackson C. Kirabo,
    2. Bruegmann Elias
    . 2009. “Teaching Students and Teaching Each Other: The Importance of Peer Learning for Teachers.” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 1(4):85–108.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  30. ↵
    1. Jacob Brian,
    2. Lefgren Lars
    . 2008. “Can Principals Identify Effective Teachers? Evidence on Subjective Performance Evaluation in Education.” Journal of Labor Economics 26(1):101–36.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  31. ↵
    1. Jones M. Gail,
    2. Jones Brett. D.,
    3. Hardin Belinda,
    4. Chapman Lisa,
    5. Yarbrough Tracie,
    6. Davis Marcia
    . 1999. “The Impact of High-Stakes Testing on Teachers and Students in North Carolina.” The Phi Delta Kappa 81(3):199–203.
    OpenUrl
  32. ↵
    1. Kane Thomas J.,
    2. Rockoff Jonah E.,
    3. Staiger Douglas O.
    2008. “What Does Certification Tell Us about Teacher Effectiveness? Evidence from New York City.” Economics of Education Review 27:615–31.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
    1. Kane Thomas J.,
    2. Staiger Douglas O.
    2008. “Estimating Teacher Impacts on Student Achievement: An Experimental Evaluation.” NBER Working Paper 14607. Cambridge, MA: NBER.
  34. ↵
    1. Kirtley Karmen
    . 2012. “High Stakes Testing in Lower-Performing High Schools: Mathematics Teachers’ Perceptions of Burnout and Retention.” Ph.D. thesis. University of Colorado.
  35. ↵
    1. Koedel Cory,
    2. Mihaly Kata,
    3. Rockoff Jonah E.
    2015. “Value-Added Modeling: A Review.” Economics of Education Review 47:180–95.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
  36. ↵
    1. Lee David,
    2. Lemieux Thomas
    . 2010. “Regression Discontinuity Designs in Economics.” Journal of Economic Literature 48:281–355.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  37. ↵
    1. Li Danielle
    . 2011. “School Accountability and Principal Mobility: How No Child Left Behind Affects the Allocation of School Leaders.” Working Paper. Cambridge, MA: MIT.
    1. Ludwig Jens,
    2. Miller Douglas L.
    2007. “Does Head Start Improve Children’s Life Chances? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design.” Quarterly Journal of Economics 122(1):159–208.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  39. ↵
    1. Malamud Ofer,
    2. Pop-Eleches Cristian
    . 2011. “Home Computer Use and the Development of Human Capital.” Quarterly Journal of Economics 126(2):987–1027.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  40. ↵
    1. McCrary Justin
    . 2008. “Manipulation of the Running Variable in the Regression Discontinuity Design: A Density Test. Journal of Econometrics 142(2):698–714.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  41. ↵
    1. Peterson P.E.
    2006. “The A+ Plan. Reforming Education in Florida: A Study Prepared by the Koret Task Force on K–12 Education.” Stanford, CA: Hoover Institution.
  42. ↵
    1. Rivkin Steven,
    2. Hanushek Eric,
    3. Kain John
    . 2005. “Teachers, Schools, and Academic Achievement.” Econometrica 73(2):417–58.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  43. ↵
    1. Rockoff Jonah
    . 2004. “The Impact of Individual Teachers on Student Achievement: Evidence from Panel Data.” American Economic Review 94(2):247–52.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  44. ↵
    1. Rockoff Jonah,
    2. Turner Lesley
    . 2010. “Short Run Impacts of Accountability on School Quality.” American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 2(4):119–47.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  45. ↵
    1. Ronfeldt Matthew,
    2. Loeb Susanna,
    3. Wyckoff Jim
    . 2013. “How Teacher Turnover Harms Student Achievement.” American Educational Research Journal 50(1):4–36.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
    1. Rothstein Jesse
    . 2010. “Teacher Quality in Educational Production: Tracking, Decay, and Student Achievement.” Quarterly Journal of Economics 125(2):175–215.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  47. ↵
    1. Rouse Cecilia,
    2. Hannaway Jane,
    3. Goldhaber Dan,
    4. Figlio David
    . 2013. “Feeling the Florida Heat? How Low-Performing Schools Respond to Voucher and Accountability Pressure.” American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 5(2):251–81.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  48. ↵
    1. Scafidi Benjamin,
    2. Sjoquist David,
    3. Stinebrickner Todd
    . 2007. “Race, Poverty, and Teacher Mobility.” Economics of Education Review 26(2):145–59.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  49. ↵
    1. Shipps Dorothy,
    2. White Monica
    . 2009. “A New Politics of the Principalship? Accountability-Driven Change in New York City.” Peabody Journal of Education 84(3):350–73.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
  50. ↵
    1. Shirrell Matthew
    . 2018. “The Effects of Subgroup-Specific Accountability on Teacher Turnover and Attrition.” Education Finance and Policy 13(3):333–68.
    OpenUrl
  51. ↵
    1. Smith Thomas M.,
    2. Ingersoll Richard M.
    2004. “What Are the Effects of Induction and Mentoring on Beginning Teacher Turnover?” American Educational Research Journal 41(3):681–714.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  52. ↵
    1. Springer Matthew G.
    2011. New York City’s School-Wide Bonus Pay Program: Early Evidence from a Randomized Trial. Darby, PA: DIANE Publishing.
  53. ↵
    1. Venhorst Viktor,
    2. Dijk Jouke Van,
    3. Wissen Leo Van
    . 2011. “An Analysis of Trends in Spatial Mobility of Dutch Graduates.” Spatial Economic Analysis 6(1):57–82.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  54. ↵
    1. West Martin R.,
    2. Peterson Paul E.
    2006. “The Efficacy of Choice Threats within School Accountability Systems: Results from Legislatively Induced Experiments.” The Economic Journal 116:C46–C62.
    OpenUrl
Back to top

In this issue

Print
Download PDF
Article Alerts
Email Article
Citation Tools
How Does School Accountability Affect Teachers?
Rebecca Dizon-Ross
Journal of Human Resources Jan 2020, 55 (1) 76-118; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.55.1.1015.7438R1
Twitter logo Facebook logo Mendeley logo
Bookmark this article

Jump to section

Keywords