Having a teacher highly effective for Black students shows no detrimental effect on non-Black students' test scores¶
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Evidence · 1 study · associationalr2·q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i? The study found no detrimental effect on non-Black students from having a teacher with high effectiveness for Black students. → Delgado 2023
Evidence¶
Delgado 2023¶
Delgado, W. (2023). Is the Best Teacher the Best for Everyone? Variation of Teacher Effectiveness by Student Race. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/is-the-best-teacher-the-best-for-everyone
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Analysis of teacher moves in Chicago Public Schools data examined non-Black students' outcomes alongside Black students' outcomes; the brief reports "no detrimental effect on non-Black students" from teachers with high effectiveness for Black students.
"At the same time, there was no detrimental effect on non-Black students from having a teacher with high effectiveness for Black students."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Race and Ethnicity — moderator: an instructional effect differs by group
Related Claims¶
- Experienced teachers and teachers with a master's degree are highly effective overall but much less effective for Black than non-Black students — related
- Race-specific value-added scores predict teachers' subsequent effects: Black students taught by a teacher with high prior effectiveness for Black students show gains of about one standard deviation when the teacher moves schools or grades — related
- Having a race-matched teacher is associated with higher test scores and long-term academic benefits for Black students — related
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Having a teacher highly effective for Black students shows no detrimental effect on non-Black students' test scores |
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Having a teacher highly effective for Black students shows no detrimental effect on non-Black students' test scores |
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2023 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-09 |
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