Teach For America teachers were more likely than their peers to report problems with student behavior¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q3
Currency · newest study 2006 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? TFA teachers were more likely than their peer comparison teachers to report problems with student behavior. → Steven Glazerman 2006

Evidence¶

Steven Glazerman 2006¶

Steven Glazerman, Daniel Mayer, Paul Decker. (2006). Alternative Routes to Teaching: The Impacts of Teach For America on Student Achievement and Other Outcomes. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, vol. 25, no. 1. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/alternative-routes-to-teaching-the-impacts-of-teach-for-america-on-student-achievement-and-other-outcomes doi:10.1002/pam.20157

q3 · i? · causal · r?

Randomized experiment comparing TFA teachers with their peers. The study reports "TFA teachers were more likely than their peers to report problems with student behavior"; this is a teacher-reported measure with no printed effect size.

"TFA teachers were more likely than their peers to report problems with student behavior."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• The findings contradict claims that alternative teacher preparation programs such as Teach For America harm students — related
• Teach For America teachers had no impacts on other outcomes such as attendance, promotion, or disciplinary incidents — related
• Teach For America teachers had no impact on student reading achievement — related