Does National Board Certification Equal Teacher Quality?

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Closing the achievement gap between White and underserved minority students will not be accomplished without placing highly effective teachers in every classroom. One way that some states and school districts are attempting to raise teacher quality is by encouraging teachers to obtain National Board Certification (NB). Are such policies cost effective? In this presentation, we report evidence from a large, urban school district on the relationship between teacher quality indicators and gains in student achievement in mathematics in the ninth and 10th grades. We then consider the implications for workforce policy and management.

Presenter:
Linda Cavalluzzo, Senior Researcher, The CNA Corporation, Alexandria, VA