An academically stronger licensing system for teachers would raise
the academic quality of our teaching force, strengthen the school curriculum, and, in turn, increase student achievement.
Not exact matches
The study by Goldhaber and Walch on the rising SAT scores
of teachers, «Gains in Teacher
Quality:
Academic capabilities
of the U.S.
teaching force are on the rise,» appears in the Winter 2014 issue
of Ed Next.
The article, «Gains in Teacher
Quality:
Academic capabilities
of the U.S.
teaching force are on the rise,» will be published in the Winter 2014 (November) issue and is available now at http://educationnext.org.
The Professional Development Task
Force, convened by state schools Superintendent Delaine Eastin, concluded that many students will not be able to measure up to new
academic standards if the state doesn't focus more on the
quality of the
teaching corps.
«There are quantifiable
academic and social benefits that point to racial diversity as a central tenet
of a high -
quality teaching force,» said Executive Director
of Educators 4 Excellence - Minnesota Madaline Edison.
The federal government, state governments, school districts, institutions
of higher education and the
academic disciplinary societies all have a responsibility to act immediately to improve the
quality of the
teaching force.