The Impact of Incentives to Recruit and Retain Teachers in “Hard‐to‐Staff” Subjects

We investigate the effects of a statewide program designed to increase the supply of teachers in designated “hard‐to‐staff” areas, such as special education, math, and science. Employing a difference‐in‐difference estimator we find that the loan forgiveness component of the program was effective, re...

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Published in:	Journal of policy analysis and management Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 112 - 135
Main Authors:	Feng, Li, Sass, Tim R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken Wiley-Blackwell 2018 Wiley Periodicals Inc
Subjects:	Attrition Cost analysis Cost benefit analysis Cost Effectiveness Dropping out Forgiveness High Schools Incentives Learning outcomes Mathematics Education Mathematics Teachers Middle School Teachers Payments Program Effectiveness Science Teachers Secondary School Teachers Secondary schools Special education Special Education Teachers State Programs Student Loan Programs Teacher Persistence Teacher Recruitment Teacher Supply and Demand Teachers
ISSN:	0276-8739, 1520-6688
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