Research Library
Fighting for Quality and Equality, Too
Subtitle: How State Policymakers Can Ensure the Drive to Improve Teacher Quality Doesn’t Just Trickle Down to Poor and Minority Children
Author: Jerald, C., Haycock, K, Wilkins, A.
http://www.edtrust.org/sites/edtrust.org/files/publications/files/QualityEquity_1.pdf
Publisher: The Education Trust
Publication Date: 2009, November
Summary or Abstract: A powerful, growing body of research demonstrates that teacher quality and effectiveness are the most important in-school variables influencing student achievement. Assigning strong teachers to the children who most need them has greater impact than any other approach—including reductions in class size. Teacher quality even overpowers many of the nonschool variables often used to excuse low achievement. Highly effective teachers strongly and positively influence how well their students learn, and ineffective teachers have a devastating impact on student achievement. This publication details ten steps state policymakers and school district leaders can take now that hold the promise to make a difference in teacher quality and equity.