New Study Reveals "Giving Advice Effect" Can Help Reduce Teacher Shortages in Disadvantaged Schools
May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- A groundbreaking study from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) demonstrates a cost-effective and scalable behavioral intervention that can help mitigate teacher sorting and reduce educational inequality. The working paper, "The Giving Advice Effect: Reducing Teacher Sorting Through Self-Persuasion" (IDB-WP-01689), found that prompting teachers to advise their peers on selecting schools for maximum educational impact significantly influenced their . . .