Sebastián Gallegos, Soledad De Gregorio, Christopher A. Neilson, "Teacher Preparation, Pre-College Human Capital and Student Learning: Evidence from Enseña Chile", 2026.

@article{ ech-teachers_2026,
  title = "Teacher Preparation, Pre-College Human Capital and Student Learning: Evidence from Enseña Chile",
  author = "Gallegos, Sebastián and Gregorio, Soledad De and Neilson, Christopher A.",
  year = "2026",
  note = "wp"
,
  abstract = "We estimate teacher value-added from Chilean baseline and follow-up math tests and link it to teachers' pre-college PSU scores, classroom experience, and preparation route. The linkage compares Enseña Chile, a Teach For America-style alternative pathway and Chilean Teach For All partner, with traditional teacher-college preparation. Across 169 classrooms, a one-SD higher PSU predicts 0.51σ higher value-added. Enseña Chile's reweighted gap is −0.16σ: +0.25σ from academic selection, −0.30σ from inexperience, and −0.10σ from route, statistically indistinguishable from zero. The policy margin appears to be attracting and retaining high-ability recruits long enough to gain experience."
,
  url = "https://www.christopher-neilson.com/work/documents/eCh/DeGregorioNeilsonGallegos_June_2026_WP.pdf"
,
  url_article = "https://www.christopher-neilson.com/work/documents/eCh/DeGregorioNeilsonGallegos_June_2026_WP.pdf"
}