Karthik Muralidharan, Jishnu Das, Alaka Holla, and Aakash Mohpal study the determinants of teacher absence in a panel data set comprising schools in 1297 Indian villages. They find that 24 percent of teachers in public schools are absent during unannounced visits. More frequent inspections are strongly correlated with teacher attendance; hiring more inspectors may be ten times more cost-effective in raising teacher-student contact time than hiring more teachers. Link to paper in first comment.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:04:22 +0000
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