Unintended Consequences: The Effect of School Accountability on Teacher Supply

30 Pages Posted: 10 Nov 2017

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Mahmoud Elsayed

Georgia State University - Andrew Young School of Policy Studies; Cairo University - Faculty of Economics & Political Science

Christine H. Roch

Georgia State University - Dept. of Public Management and Policy; Georgia State University - Department of Public Management and Policy

Date Written: February 1, 2017

Abstract

Enrollment in teacher preparation programs in the U.S. has decreased dramatically over the last few years. However, the factors behind this decline are still largely unknown. In this paper, we examine whether the introduction of school accountability systems has discouraged individuals from entering the teaching profession. Using data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, combined with state-level data from the Current Population Survey, we examine the effect of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) on both enrollment and degrees awarded in education majors. We employ both difference-in-differences and comparative interrupted time-series research designs. Our results suggest that the NCLB has had no effect on enrollment in education majors. However, we find some evidence that the NCLB has reduced the percentage of education degrees awarded by postsecondary institutions.

Keywords: NCLB, School Accountability, Teacher Supply, Education Majors

JEL Classification: I10, I20, I21, I23, I28, J2, J22

Suggested Citation

Elsayed, Mahmoud and Roch, Christine H. and Roch, Christine H., Unintended Consequences: The Effect of School Accountability on Teacher Supply (February 1, 2017). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3067351 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3067351

Mahmoud Elsayed (Contact Author)

Georgia State University - Andrew Young School of Policy Studies ( email )

Department of Public Management and Policy
14 Marietta St
Atlanta, GA 30303-3083
United States

Cairo University - Faculty of Economics & Political Science ( email )

Cairo University
Giza, Giza
Egypt

Christine H. Roch

Georgia State University - Department of Public Management and Policy ( email )

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Atlanta, GA 30303-3083
United States

Georgia State University - Dept. of Public Management and Policy ( email )

P.O. Box 3992
Atlanta, GA 30302-3992
United States

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