Laura, do you know which geographical location and/or school district these figures represent? I clicked the link and looked around the website for more information, but I was unable to locate it. Regardless, I would also be curious about outcomes (i.e. grades, final level of education, employment, etc.) as well as the race brake down for the students educated by these persons, especially the ones that didn't hold a bachelor's degree! (Incidentally, if private schools were included in the data, I am not surprised that 0.8% failed to hold a Bachelor’s degree. The private sector is completely different than the public sector, and as a result, the “rules”/credentials for teaching are different!) - Elizabeth
I believe it is the whole United States? The numbers are in thousands so that would make sense. Also it is a national website. Yes it would be interesting to find out what happened to the students. Although, I feel that it is still based on the individual teacher and not just the "race" match up that would effect learning. I just think Sonia's notion was interesting and wanted to find the data to back it up.
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