Strengthening a Country by Building a Strong Public School Teaching Profession

What would be one of the most sensible ways for a country to invest to achieve maximal economic growth? A recent study (Chetty, Friedman, & Rockoff, 2011) by economists at Harvard and Columbia Universities shows that better teacher quality results in significantly higher students’ lifetime earni...

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Main Author: Kazuko Ito West
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2013-04-01
Series:Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College
Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/jmetc/article/view/778