A familiar face: Student-teacher rematches and student achievement. (December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hwang, NaYoung; Kisida, Brian; Koedel, Cory
• Is Part Of: Economics of education review. Volume 85(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-12
• Subjects: Student-teacher rematches -- Student-teacher familiarity -- teacher quality; Education -- Economic aspects -- Periodicals; 370
• DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2021.102194
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0272-7757

Abstract

Abstract: We use administrative data from Indiana to test whether student-teacher rematches in consecutive years affect student achievement. Using models that control for student and teacher fixed effects, we show that student-teacher rematches increase test scores in math and English Language Arts. The positive effects of rematching are constant over elementary and middle-school grades and more pronounced for historically underserved students. Our findings directly support strategies that aim to keep students and teachers together for longer periods of time during K-12 education. They are also consistent with the broader hypothesis that students benefit from increased student-teacher familiarity.