Gerald Paul Hunter

This report attends to the distribution of effective teachers within and across schools in the Intensive Partnership sites. The authors examine trends in the distribution of effective teachers between low-income minority (LIM) students and other students and what mechanisms might explain changes in LIM students access to effective teaching."

The production of natural gas and gas liquids from shale in West Virginia has increased demand for workers in the energy sector. In 2013, the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) asked RAND to work closely with the Community and Technical College System of West Virginia to develop a collaborative strategy for preparing the local talent pool for the energy-sector workforce. We developed ten recommended action items.