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Rachel S. White
Superintendent (In)Stability and Student Achievement in the United States
Topics: Policy, Politics, and GovernanceTags: Leadership, SuperintendencySuperintendents shape conditions for teaching and learning, yet the limited studies of their impact—concentrated in a few states and focused on superintendent turnover—find small or null effects on student achievement. Using more than 37,000 district-year records from national superintendents… more →
Institutions: The University of Texas at AustinSupportive Teacher Working Conditions as a Tool to Retain Non-Local Teachers in Rural Schools
Rural school administrators prefer hiring homegrown teachers because they are more likely to stay than non-local teachers; however, administrators need to hire non-local candidates to meet their staffing needs. Our examination of rural teachers’ preferences for local was guided by person… more →
Institutions: University of Virginia, The University of Texas at AustinLatent Classes of Teacher Working Conditions in Virginia: Description, Teacher Preferences, and Contextual Factors
Many dimensions of teacher working conditions influence both teacher and student outcomes; yet, analyses of schools’ overall working conditions are challenged by high correlations among the dimensions. Our study overcame this challenge by applying latent profile analysis of Virginia teachers’… more →
Institutions: University of Virginia, University of Tennessee at Knoxville"Trial and error" and "trudging up a hill": Superintendents' beliefs about and engagement in state education policymaking
Topics: Policy, Politics, and GovernanceTags: Leadership, SuperintendencyThis mixed methods research study explores superintendents’ beliefs about and engagement in state education policymaking processes. Through interviews with 58 superintendents and a national survey of superintendents, I find that many superintendents feel that their voices have value in state… more →
Institutions: University of Tennessee at Knoxville