Governors in cash strapped states and so-called education reformers who scapegoat teachers for schoolsâ€™ failures are doing the exact opposite of what needs to be done to make our schools better, according to anew report.
In countries with successful public education systems, teaching is held in much higher esteem as a profession than in the United States. Becoming a teacher in these countries is difficult, and candidates are recruited from the top of their college and university classes, the report says. These countries also provide more resources for teacher training and they give teachers more responsibility for professional development and leading reform.
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