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Student Success
The COVID-19 pandemic changed all aspects of our everyday lives, including teaching and learning. TERA's research in this area focuses on understanding teacher and student experiences during and after the pandemic, including the long-term impacts on teacher and student outcomes in the post-pandemic years.
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Teachers and Leaders
TERA's work in this area explores the pathways and pipelines that prepare, attract, and retain highly effective teachers and leaders. In addition to general research in these areas, we specifically focus on issues related to educator diversity in Tennessee schools.
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School Turnaround
Like many states, Tennessee has sought to find the right approach toward intervening in low-performing schools. TERA's work in this area continues to build on an existing body of knowledge on school improvement efforts in the state and elsewhere to better understand the dynamics of chronic underperformance and the ways in which different intervention models can change them.
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College and Career Readiness
TERA's work in this area focuses on the pathways and supports that will best prepare students for success at the postsecondary level and in their chosen careers.
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Working Paper Series
This series features working papers completed by TERA staff and research affiliates. Working papers are preliminary versions meant for discussion purposes only in order to contribute to ongoing conversations about research and practice. Research papers have not undergone external peer review.
