Teachers
The Center’s work is based on two premises: that public schools should be measured against the goal of educating all children well, and that current institutions too often fail to achieve this goal. Our research uses evidence from the field and lessons learned from other sectors to understand complicated problems and to design innovative and practical solutions for policymakers, elected officials, parents, educators, and community leaders.
The Center examines a range of reform issues related to teachers, including teacher quality, effectiveness, compensation, selection, and turnover.
Teachers, Teacher Quality, and Human Capital Project
The Teachers, Teacher Quality, and Human Capital Project focuses on a broad array of human capital policies that influence the composition, distribution, and quality of teachers in the workforce.
Featured Publications
Is it Better to be Good or Lucky? Decentralized Teacher Selection in 10 Elementary Schools
Michael DeArmond, Betheny Gross, Dan Goldhaber
Race, Gender, and Teacher Testing: How Objective a Tool is Teacher Licensure Testing?
Are Public Schools Losing Their 'Best'? Assessing the Career Transitions of Teachers and Their Implications for the Quality of the Teacher Workforce
Dan Goldhaber, Betheny Gross, Dan Player
News
More News12/19/2007 Reform the way we pay teachers
The Seattle Times
12/13/2006 Study: Raise Teacher Pay to Improve Education
National Public Radio
05/04/2006 Goldhaber Gold Mine
Teacher Quality Bulletin
04/09/2006 Skills tests for teachers miss mark, studies find
USA Today

