© 2026 New England Public Media

FCC public inspection files:
WGBYWFCRWNNZWNNUWNNZ-FMWNNI

For assistance accessing our public files, please contact hello@nepm.org or call 413-781-2801.
PBS, NPR and local perspective for western Mass.
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

What happens when a top-performing teacher moves to a high-need school?

A new study shows the performance of top teachers drops when they’re transferred to a struggling school.

Matt Barnum, editor and columnist with Chalkbeat, joins Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd to discuss why a school’s environment is key to how effective a teacher can be.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2026 WBUR

Here & Now Newsroom