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Teachers Matter: Understanding Teachers' Impact on Student Achievement

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Research suggests that, among school-related factors, teachers matter most when it comes to a student's academic performance. Nonschool factors do influence student achievement, but effective teaching has the potential to help level the playing field.

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Stecher Discusses How to Cultivate Thriving Schools — Sep 6, 2011

In a TEDx presentation, Brian M. Stecher, Associate Director, RAND Education, suggests three steps we need to take to cultivate schools where students can thrive.

Making Summer Count — Jun 13, 2011

Catherine Augustine and Jennifer McCombs, researchers at the RAND Corporation, spoke with RAND media relations officer Joseph Dougherty about the loss of knowledge and educational skills during the summer months and how students who attend summer programs can disrupt the educational loss and do better in school than peers who do not attend the same programs.

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Lindsay Daugherty

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Lindsay Daugherty

Lindsay Daugherty is an associate policy researcher at the RAND Corporation who specializes in education and policy research. Her recent areas of focus include postsecondary access, remedial education, career and technical education, high school dropout, and teacher effectiveness. Daugherty…

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Courtney Ann Kase

Courtney Ann Kase is a research assistant at RAND Corporation whose projects include studies on summer learning programs, communities of practice, and school mental health programs. Prior to joining RAND, she worked as a research assistant at the Learning Research and Development Center at the…

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