Teacher Quality, as a School Resource, and Educational Mobility for Illinois Black and Latino Students

• In Event: Roundtable Session 17
  In Roundtable Session: On the Front Lines: Perspectives on Teachers in K–12 Education

Abstract

This study explores the within-group relationship between enrollment in schools with higher teacher quality and educational outcomes for Black and Latino students in Illinois public schools. It seeks to better understand to what extent teacher quality matters relative to educational outcomes for Black and Latino students in Illinois. To do this, I utilize quasi-experimental design techniques to better estimate the relationship between attending a school with higher-quality teachers for Black and Latino students in Illinois. Utilizing longitudinal data for the Illinois high school graduating cohort of 2003, I show significant and positive relationships between attending a school with higher-quality teachers and educational outcomes for both Black and Latino students.

Author

• Derek A. Houston, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign