Is Second Grade a Zone of Instructional Development for Teachers? Rethinking Strategic Staffing With a Mixed-Methods Study of Elementary Principals’ Assignment Decisions
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Published online on August 30, 2025
Abstract
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Ahead of Print.
Prior research suggests that elementary school principals assign their strongest teachers to tested grades. As accountability frameworks have softened and principals’ experiences with them have matured, does the pattern still hold? We employ a convergent ...
Prior research suggests that elementary school principals assign their strongest teachers to tested grades. As accountability frameworks have softened and principals’ experiences with them have matured, does the pattern still hold? We employ a convergent ...