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Research Retrospective: Teacher Quality Research in 2007

Abstract

"In this Research Retrospective, we review the results of
several important studies of teacher quality released in
2007, highlighting 10 major findings that were pervasive
among these studies.1 Together, these findings can help
to inform the considerations that policymakers must attend
to as they seek to shape approaches that improve
teaching and learning in our country's schools. The imperative
to better connect sound evidence to effective
policy is not new. However, it has taken on increased
importance in an education era that demands improved
results for students and often faces limited resources to
reach them."