Research Recap: Talent Transfer Initiative
Transfer incentives for high-performing teachers
Nov 05, 2013
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A video examining a study of whether it's possible to identify high-performing teachers and offer them a bonus to transfer into struggling schools
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Talent Transfer Initiative: Attracting and Retaining High-Performing Teachers in Low-Performing Schools
This study examined whether providing large financial incentives would encourage high-performing teachers to transfer to low-performing schools, whether those teachers would be successful at improving student achievement, and whether they would remain at the school after the payments ended.
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