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Chanh B. Lam
The Effects of K-12 Computer Science Education Policies on Postsecondary CS Participation
Paul Bruno, Tuan D. Nguyen, Haeryun Kim, Chanh B. Lam, Mariam Saffar Pérez, Jinyoung Hur, Colleen M. Lewis.Topics: Policy, Politics, and GovernanceTags: High schools, Science educationStates have increasingly adopted policies to promote computer science education at the elementary and secondary levels. These policies are intended, in part, to promote the pursuit of computer science at the postsecondary level. We collect novel longitudinal data on adoption and implementation… more →
Revisiting The Rural Teacher Workforce: Insights from a Novel Rurality Measure
How we define rurality fundamentally shapes our place-based understanding of the teacher workforce. This study uses the Community Assets and Relative Rurality (CARR) Index—a novel, multidimensional measure of rurality—alongside longitudinal administrative data to examine K–12 teachers in Kansas… more →
Is there a national teacher shortage? A systematic examination of reports of teacher shortages in the United States
Teachers are critical to student learning, but adequately staffing classrooms has been challenging in many parts of the country. Even though teacher shortages are being reported across the U.S., teacher shortages are poorly understood. Determining and addressing teacher shortages is difficult… more →