Columbia Professor to Talk About Hiring Effective Teachers

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Jonah Rockoff

Jonah Rockoff, an associate professor of finance and economics at Columbia University, will deliver a lecture titled “Identifying Effective Teachers Through the Hiring Process” on Friday, March 8, on the University of Arkansas campus.

Rockoff will speak at noon in Room 343 of the Graduate Education Building. His lecture is part of the series sponsored by the department of education reform. The lecture is free and open to the public. Visit the lecture page to RSVP for lunch by noon today, March 6.

Rockoff’s interests center on the finance and management of public schools. His most recent research focuses on systems for hiring new teachers, the effects of No Child Left Behind on students and schools, the impact of removing school desegregation orders, and how primary school teachers affect students’ outcomes in early adulthood. He received his doctorate in economics from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree. in economics from Amherst College.