Tennessee Education Research Alliance
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Teacher shortages are highly localized, causing shortages and surpluses to coexist
By Jenna Somers Christopher Candelaria News headlines often give the impression of teacher shortages as national and state level crises, but if policymakers want to ensure classrooms are adequately staffed, they need to examine and address labor market conditions more locally, all the way down to the school level. That’s… Read MoreFeb 6, 2023
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Research: Classroom observation scores for Tennessee teachers vary by race and gender
New research by the Tennessee Education Research Alliance at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College reveals that gaps among race and gender remain even when comparing similarly qualified teachers who perform the same according to other metrics, such as their value-added to student achievement. Read MoreJan 3, 2022
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Research with six Tennessee school districts shows inequities in how students experienced schooling during COVID-19
Yesterday the Tennessee Education Research Alliance released a report highlighting major findings from their work examining student and teacher experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read MoreMay 21, 2021
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Grissom voted president-elect of Association for Education Finance and Policy
Professor Jason Grissom of Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development has been voted president-elect of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, the preeminent organization for research on policy and finance in pre-K–12 and higher education. Read MoreApr 26, 2021
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Tennessee teachers identify technological supports for remote learning as primary need during COVID-19 school closures
More than three-quarters of teachers in the recent Tennessee Educator Survey selected technological supports for remote learning as the most helpful supports needed to promote educational access during COVID-19 school closures. Read MoreJun 9, 2020