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Why one-size-fits-all approach does not work for teacher quality

  • Written by Gerald K. LeTendre, Professor of Education, Pennsylvania State University
imageWhat is teacher quality?Jeremy Wilburn, CC BY-NC-ND

Most of us know the difference a good teacher makes in the life of a child. Many global institutions working to improve access to education, such as the United Nations, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and Education International agree that “teacher quality” is...

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