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A Talented, Dedicated, and Well-Prepared Teacher in Every Classroom: Information Kit - September 1999

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                     CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF TEACHING       Fifth Grade Math and Sixth Grade Reading Scores: Dallas, Texas             AFTER 3 YEARS OF VERY INEFFECTIVE TEACHERS:               Math:      27 percentile               Reading:   42 percentile             AFTER 3 YEARS OF VERY EFFECTIVE TEACHERS:               Math:      76 percentile               Reading:   76 percentile  SOURCE: Jordan, Mendro, and Weerasinghe, Teacher Effects on Longitudinal Student Achievement (1997)

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