2012

The Economic Imperative of Attracting Great Teachers

Great teachers have the ability to transform and enrich the lives and living standards of Americans. According to recent research, a student’s kindergarten teacher has long-lasting influence on important lifetime outcomes, such as future earnings. These effects are so important that the difference between having an above-average kindergarten teacher and a below-average kindergarten teacher could …

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To be Globally Competitive, We Must be Globally Competent

Education Nation: To be Globally Competitive, We Must be Globally Competent | Brookings Institution

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 This week, NBC News launched “Education Nation” in an attempt to engage the public in thoughtful dialogue about how to provide every American with an opportunity to have the “best education in the world.” The discussion focuses on many important aspects of the American education system, including dismal dropout rates, poor …

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Passing Muster: Evaluating Teacher Evaluation Systems | Brookings Institution

Passing Muster: Evaluating Teacher Evaluation Systems | Brookings Institution. U.S. public schools are in the early stages of a revolution in how they go about evaluating teachers. In years past there was little more than intuition and anecdote to support the view that teachers vary in their quality. The little data that was available came …

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Evaluating Teachers: The Important Role of Value-Added | Brookings Institution

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan put it, “Today in our country, 99 percent of our teachers are above average.” he evaluation of teachers based on the contribution they make to the learning of their students, value-added, is an increasingly popular but controversial education reform policy. We highlight and try to clarify four areas of confusion …

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