This research brief presents a comprehensive summary of the collection and availability of teacher diversity data, based on our 2017 survey of all 51 state education agencies.
Publications
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The Collection and Availability of Teacher Diversity Data: A State-by-State Survey
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Teaching in Context: The Social Side of Education Reform
Written on April 17, 2017READ MORETeaching in Context (Harvard Education Press, 2017) provides new evidence from a range of leading scholars showing that teachers become more effective when they work in organizations that support them in comprehensive and coordinated ways. The volume is edited by ASI senior fellow Esther Quintero and has a foreword by Andy Hargreaves.
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The State of Teacher Diversity in American Education
Written on September 21, 2015READ MOREAt the same time that the minority student population in the U.S. has increased dramatically, the percentage of nonwhite teachers nationwide only increased from 12 to 17 percent between 1987 and 2012. This report analyzes the national trends and takes a closer look at what has been happening in nine major U.S. cities, finding that substantial representation gaps between minority teachers and minority students persist.
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The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems (second edition)
Written on February 10, 2020READ MOREThis second edition of our annual report presents measures of the effort, adequacy, and fairness of each state's school finance system, using a public database compiled by researchers at ASI and Rutgers Graduate School of Education.
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School Segregation by Race and Ethnicity in the D.C. Metro Area
Written on October 31, 2019READ MOREThis research brief presents a comprehensive analysis of school segregation by race and ethnicity in the D.C. metro area, with a particular focus on segregation within and between districts.
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School Finance and Teacher Pay Competitiveness
Written on July 2, 2019READ MOREUsing data from the School Finance Indicators Database, this report presents an analysis of teacher/non-teacher wage gaps and their relationship with state school spending and fiscal effort.
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The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems
Written on April 2, 2019READ MOREThis report presents measures of the effort, adequacy, and fairness of each state's school finance system, using a new public database compiled by researchers at ASI and Rutgers Graduate School of Education.
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Education for Democracy 1987
Written on November 2, 2018READ MOREEducation for Democracy: A Statement of Principles, is a signatory statement released by the American Federation of Teachers, The Educational Excellence
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Publications Order Form
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Democratizing Evidence in Education
Written on December 1, 2017READ MOREThis book chapter explores how to make the evidence movement more inclusive so that education stakeholders can meaningfully participate in the production and use of research.
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