Mathematica's rigorous evaluation of the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) will estimate the impact of performance pay on student achievement, as well as educators' attitudes toward and awareness of TIF and their mobility and recruitment. This report provides contextual background on performance pay...

The authors conducted a randomized controlled trial, which showed that during the first year of a teacher’s career, students of teachers in comprehensive induction programs scored no better on achievement tests than students of teachers in their school’s usual induction support. A...

This paper examines the program's effect on student achievement across the state, using longitudinal data on district math and reading scores for 524 Missouri school districts over a nine-year period. The estimated effects of the Career Ladder program range from small positive effects to no...

This In Focus brief provides a snapshot of the study and findings.

A key aim of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is to provide new educational options to parents whose children attend Title I schools identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring because of a lack of yearly progress. The first option allows children to transfer to...

This paper looks at findings from the first national randomized study of the impacts of charter schools on student achievement.

In the past two decades, the number of states offering alternative certification routes for teachers increased from a handful to 45. Some estimates suggest that a third of any given year's newly hired teachers come through these routes. However, teacher training programs vary widely in their...

To determine how the strategy of replacing principals affected student achievement in D.C. Public Schools, the Walton Family Foundation contracted with Mathematica Policy Research. The resulting study is the first to examine the impact of such a strategy on student achievement.