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CHARLOTTE – A report presented to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education Tuesday night gives a glimpse into what makes a good teacher. CMS asked the Harvard Center for Education Policy Research to conduct the study.

Researchers looked at everything from when a teacher was hired to where they went to school and ultimately how those factors impact student achievement.

The report found that teachers with advanced degrees and more experience are not necessarily more effective in the classroom.

In fact, what the study says does matter is where a teacher received their undergraduate degree, and younger teachers in their first three years on the job tended to show the most improvement.

CMS hopes the information will help them better pair teachers with low performing students.

“The biggest reward that we can have in our life is to help a kid prepare themselves to have a better future than what they have,” Albemarle Road Middle School teacher Jennifer Tyler said.

CMS officials believe the information may be vital when doing teacher evaluations and may change when they're eligible for tenure. Superintendent Peter Gorman is expected to discuss the study Wednesday during his weekly media briefing.