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Teacher Turnover, Teacher Quality, and Student Achievement in DCPS

Authors: James H. Wyckoff, Melinda Adnot, Thomas Dee, Veronica Katz

In practice, teacher turnover appears to have negative effects on school quality as measured by student performance. However, some simulations suggest that turnover can instead have large positive effects under a policy regime in which low-performing teachers can be accurately identified and replaced with more effective teachers. 

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