Research Library
Teaching Inequality: How Poor and Minority Students are Shortchanged on Teacher Quality
Author: Peske, H., Haycock, K.
Publisher: The Education Trust
Publication Date: 2006, June
Summary or Abstract: This Education Trust report by Peske and Haycock argues that addressing gaps in access to teacher quality, especially for low-income and minority students, is the most critical element of a successful education reform agenda. The report describes teacher distribution patterns nationally; summarizes evidence about how differences in teacher quality affect student achievement; explains the requirements in NCLB regarding teacher quality; shares information from pilot projects implemented in other states; and offers strategies to address this problem.