Policy Brief - School, Teacher, and Leadership Impacts on Student Achievement

Product Description	Policy brief offering recommendations related to school, teacher, and leadership practices that positively impact student achievement
Authors	Kirsten Miller
Target Audience	Policymakers, administrators
Ways to Use this Product	As a resource for conversations and decision making related to school, teacher, and leadership practices
Key Ideas	After more than 30 years of research on schools and classrooms, a science of education has begun to emerge. Although there is no silver bullet that guarantees that every student will be successful, now more than ever research provides guidance about the characteristics of effective schools and effective teachers that, if followed, can help maximize school performance. This brief is based on McREL's meta-analyses of quantitative research on teacher, school, and leadership practices. Meta-analysis, or a statistical analysis of a collection of individual studies, can be a compelling research method for determining what really works in education. Through its meta-analyses, McREL has identified a number of variables that influence student achievement. This brief offers suggestions for implementing policies and practices that can positively impact these variables.
How to Get this Product	Download the PDF file.
APA Citation	Miller, K. (2003). School, teacher, and leadership impacts on student achievement [policy brief]. Aurora, CO: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning.