Xiaoxia A. Newton

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Xiaoxia A. Newton
Associate Professor ,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Xiaoxia Newton is an associate professor in the Cato College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her scholarship is concerned with using methodological tools in creative and productive ways to tackle educational problems pertinent in urban communities, with an emphasis on mathematics education and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) participation. She has published Improving Teacher Knowledge in K–12 Schooling: Perspectives on STEM Education. Newton received her PhD in social research methodology from the University of California, Los Angeles.

updated 2011

Contributing topics
Educator workforce & effectiveness
Xiaoxia A. Newton in the Media
: Charter School Teachers More Likely to Leave School Than Students, Studies Find
: Study: Teacher Turnover Much Higher at LA Charters Than Public Schools
: LA Students More True to Their Charter Schools Than Teachers, Studies Say
Publications by Xiaoxia A. Newton
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Teacher Stability and Turnover in Los Angeles
The Influence of Teacher and School Characteristics
In a new PACE Working Paper, Xiaoxia A. Newton, Rosario Rivero, Bruce Fuller, and Luke Dauter, University of California, Berkeley, investigate the effects of teacher characteristics and school context on the timing of teachers’ decisions to exit…