TTI transfer incentives increased elementary school students' math and reading test scores by an estimated 4 to 10 percentile points¶

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q3 i? In a multisite randomized experiment, the Talent Transfer Initiative produced positive effects on student test scores in math and reading in elementary schools, equivalent to a 4 to 10 percentile point increase. → Steven Glazerman 2013

q3 i? In a multisite randomized experiment, TTI had positive effects on student test scores in math and reading in elementary schools, equivalent to a 4 to 10 percentile point increase. → Steven Glazerman 2013

Evidence¶

Steven Glazerman 2013¶

Steven Glazerman, Ali Protik, Bing-ru Teh, Julie Bruch, Jeffrey Max. (2013). Transfer Incentives for High-Performing Teachers: Final Results from a Multisite Randomized Experiment. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee

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Final results of a multisite randomized experiment of the Talent Transfer Initiative, which offered a $20,000 incentive to high-performing teachers to move to low-performing schools. The report states the intervention "had positive effects on student test scores in math and reading in elementary schools."

"The intervention had positive effects on student test scores in math and reading in elementary schools—the equivalent of a 4 to 10 percentile point increase."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Offering $20,000 per teacher filled 90 percent of targeted vacancies in hard-to-staff schools with high-performing teachers across seven districts — related
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• TTI was more cost-effective than similar teacher-transfer incentive interventions — related
• Most TTI teachers stayed on the job even after incentive payments ended — related
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