Does teacher testing raise teacher quality? Evidence from state certification requirements

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 483-503

  Angrist, Joshua D ^a   Guryan, Jonathan ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Certification; Occupational licensure; Teacher quality; Teacher salaries; Teachers; Testing

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION REFORM; TEACHER TRAINING; TEACHING; TESTING METHOD; WAGE DETERMINATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48149087781     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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