Students who miss a lot of school tend to perform at lower levels. What about teachers who miss class?
When a teacher misses school for 10 or more days a year, the impact on the student is equivalent to the experience of having a brand new teacher versus one with a few years experience, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Coming up on All Sides: the impact of teacher attendance.
GUESTS:
Vladimir Kogan, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, The Ohio State University
Stephen Dyer, Education Policy Fellow at Innovation Ohio
Hannah Putman, National Council of Teacher quality, Managing Director of Research