The Importance of Teaching Quality: A Guide for State Policy

This policy brief outlines key components of providing quality educational opportunites for all students. The paper includes details and specific state examples to illustrate how performance assessments can be used to support and assess how educators meet professional standards for teaching.

According to this paper, there are many factors Intregal to strengthening teaching quality and student success:

• Recruiting Diverse and Talented Individuals into the Teaching Profession
• Preparing Teachers for the Classroom and for Leadership
• Supporting Ongoing Professional Learning and Development
• Developing Evaluation Systems that Improve Student Learning
• Addressing Teaching and Learning Conditions
• Funding a Sustainable Teaching Force
• Promoting Comprehensive Teaching Quality Strategies