Finnish education looms large in international comparisons. Since 2000, students in this northern European nation of just 5.5 million have performed at or near the top of the rankings in science, math and reading, prompting many researchers and policy wonks in the U.S. and elsewhere to ask what the Finns are doing right. Today, CPE
Right now, state education departments are working to try to come up with a plan that meets all the requirements of the Federal government’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). One area that has received a lot of attention in ESSA is the student accountability section and the required indicators that hold schools accountable for student
Last week, the Center for American Progress and the Hope Street Group held a forum to discuss the future of teacher preparation following the recent repeal of regulations which required states to rate their programs. During this event, panelists repeatedly argued that teacher training should include a behavior management component. One panelist shared that she
Our last blog post talked about the “hard” side of teacher supply – the money. However, we also alluded to non-monetary factors that are even more important in recruiting and retaining high-quality teachers: respect, job satisfaction, and autonomy. Very little research has focused on why individuals choose to become teachers, but we do have a
We know that teachers are the most important school-level factor that contributes to student achievement. And we’ve all heard that teacher pay is low. But how low is it, exactly? And does that really affect the supply of people entering the teaching profession? First and foremost, teachers don’t teach for the money. A recent Center