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Improving Teacher Quality

December 10, 2007

The process of improving teacher quality requires interpreting research and understanding the practical realities of schools. To help administrators and policymakers improve the quality of teachers and instruction, the new resource Teacher Quality Research (TQR) provides research evidence on the characteristics and education of effective teachers. The site addresses questions including, What is the best way to measure each teacher’s contribution to student achievement—their “value-added?" What teacher characteristics are associated with higher teacher value-added? Are teachers with high value-added also considered effective according to other measures? TQR research focuses on the distinction between centralized and decentralized approaches to improving teacher quality and on the different ways that teacher quality measures can be used. TQR is a partnership between Florida State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is funded by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). More information is available here.