Andrew Avitabile

@andrewavit.bsky.social

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Education Policy PhD candidate at UVA Evaluating education policies, with a particular focus on teachers, in the US and LMICs https://www.andrew-avitabile.com

Table from a study of teacher transfers in New York City (1993–1998) comparing characteristics of “sending” vs. “receiving” schools. Columns show within-district and between-district moves, each with sending school, receiving school, and the difference.
Within districts, differences are small (e.g., slightly lower poverty and nonwhite share in receiving schools, minimal class size change). Between districts, differences are large: teachers move to schools with far lower poverty (−0.468), fewer nonwhite students (−0.482), fewer English learners (−0.091), smaller class sizes (about 5.8 fewer students), and higher salaries (about $4k–$7k more). Most between-district differences are statistically significant.