Are We Short-Changing Our Future? The Economic Imperative of Attracting Great Teachers
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| Title: | Are We Short-Changing Our Future? The Economic Imperative of Attracting Great Teachers |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Greenstone, Michael, Looney, Adam, Brookings Institution, Hamilton Project |
| Source: | Hamilton Project. 2011. |
| Availability: | Hamilton Project. Available from: Brookings Institution. 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-797-6484; Fax: 202-741-6575; e-mail: info@hamiltonproject.org; Web site: http://www.hamiltonproject.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
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| Page Count: | 4 |
| Publication Date: | 2011 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Kindergarten |
| Descriptors: | Teacher Effectiveness, Kindergarten, Teaching Experience, Teacher Recruitment, Instructional Effectiveness, Salary Wage Differentials, Teacher Motivation, Teaching Skills |
| Abstract: | Great teachers have the ability to transform and enrich the lives and living standards of Americans. According to recent research, a student's kindergarten teacher has long-lasting influence on important lifetime outcomes, such as future earnings. These effects are so important that the difference between having an above-average kindergarten teacher and a below-average kindergarten teacher could translate into a difference of more than $300,000 in future earnings for a classroom of 20 students (Chetty et al. 2010). Therefore, continuing to attract and retain the most effective teachers is a necessary step in raising the achievement of American students. But attracting highly-effective teachers is an increasing challenge as today's teachers are asked to do more than ever before and because the most salient form of teacher pay--salaries--has been in relative decline. (Contains 2 footnotes.) |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2013 |
| Access URL: | https://www.hamiltonproject.org/files/downloads_and_links/092211_teachers_wages.pdf |
| Accession Number: | ED542948 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Great teachers have the ability to transform and enrich the lives and living standards of Americans. According to recent research, a student's kindergarten teacher has long-lasting influence on important lifetime outcomes, such as future earnings. These effects are so important that the difference between having an above-average kindergarten teacher and a below-average kindergarten teacher could translate into a difference of more than $300,000 in future earnings for a classroom of 20 students (Chetty et al. 2010). Therefore, continuing to attract and retain the most effective teachers is a necessary step in raising the achievement of American students. But attracting highly-effective teachers is an increasing challenge as today's teachers are asked to do more than ever before and because the most salient form of teacher pay--salaries--has been in relative decline. (Contains 2 footnotes.) |
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