Teachers Matter - Rethinking How Public Schools Identify, Reward, Retain Great

In Teachers Matter, education researcher Marcus A. Winters, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, argues that our failure to identify and reward high-quality teachers has been devastating for public school students. The question is how do we sort out the good teachers form the bad? Sure to be controversial, Winters's plan will be of interest to the education community, policy makers, and parents concerned about the future of education in America.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: How Data Can Help Improve Public Schools
Chapter 2: How Important Are Teachers?
Chapter 3: How Do We Identify Effective Teachers?
Chapter 4: How We Compensate Public School Teachers?
Chapter 5: Improving the Compensation System
Chapter 6: Retirement Benefits
Chapter 7: Who Should Teach?
Chapter 8: Conclusion

About the author

Marcus A. Winters is senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and associate professor at Boston University . His research has appeared in several academic journals, including Education Finance and Policy, Economics of Education Review, and Teachers College Record. In addition, his articles and op-eds have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, New York Daily News, LA Times, New York Post, City Journal, and National Review.

Product details

• Authors: Marcus A Winters, Marcus A. Winters, Winters Marcus A.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781442210783
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-1078-3
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; USA, EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, United States of America, USA, Teaching staff, Educational strategies & policy, Educational strategies and policy