Unexpected access to high-quality educators

— Andy Baxter of the Southern Regional Education Board worked with Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools from about 2008 to 2012 to look at the patterns of how students were matched with teachers

— The research was founded on the concept that every student should have the equal chance to a high-quality teacher

— Baxter found sometimes students are paired with teachers for unexpected reasons

Host Alex Granados talks with Andy Baxter, vice president of educator effectiveness at the Southern Regional Education Board, about the unexpected ways that students may gain access to high-quality teachers.