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Achieving Teacher and Principal Excellence: A Guidebook for Donors
Achieving Teacher and Principal Excellence: A Guidebook for Donors
By Andrew J. Rotherham
A periodical from Philanthropy Roundtable
Recent research has confirmed what many educators have long suspected: teachers matter more to student learning than anything else schools do. Indeed, studies have found that having a high-quality teacher throughout elementary school can offset—or even eliminate—the disadvantage of a low socioeconomic background. Philanthropists serious about improving education in America, particularly among our neediest children, cannot ignore the importance of improving human capital. Read more here!
