[CALIBK12] [CSLA Research Update] Substitute teachers study

[Lesley Farmer]

Growing use of substitutes may hurt scoresAcross the country, twice as
many schools reported using substitutes in 2004 to fill long-term
teaching vacancies versus a decade earlier, according to U.S. Education
Department data. New research suggests that teacher absences lead to
lower student test scores, even when substitutes are brought
in.National Center for Education Statistics. (2007). Education
Department Schools and Staffing Survey. Washington, DC:
NCES.http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sass/

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Posted By Lesley Farmer to CSLA Research Update at 1/20/2008 09:50:00 PM
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