Table 3 Differences in STEM teacher characteristics and qualifications between lower and higher-poverty schools.

From: The supply and quality of STEM teachers

 

Wave: 2012

Wave: 2021

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

 

Lower-poverty schools

Higher-poverty schools

Diff

Lower-poverty schools

Higher-poverty schools

Diff

Female

0.625

0.653

0.029

0.636

0.629

−0.008

Black

0.029

0.106

0.077**

0.024

0.097

0.073**

Asian

0.031

0.044

0.013+

0.039

0.055

0.016*

American Indian

0.009

0.009

0.000

0.013

0.022

0.008*

Hispanic

0.030

0.108

0.078*

0.030

0.081

0.052**

White

0.911

0.747

−0.163**

0.895

0.750

−0.145**

Novice teacher

0.074

0.113

0.039**

0.064

0.081

0.017

Graduate degree

0.595

0.515

−0.080**

0.658

0.585

−0.074**

No certification

0.006

0.007

0.001

0.016

0.020

0.004

STEM qualification

0.75

0.634

−0.116**

0.778

0.705

−0.073**

Salary ($1000)

64.138

58.002

−6.136**

63.204

59.254

−3.950**

Observations

7220

4480

  1. Nationally representative weights are employed. Heteroskedastic-robust standard errors are in parentheses. Observations have been rounded to the nearest 10 per IES compliance. Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), and National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS).
  2. +p < 0.10, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01
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