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| What Incentives Attract and Retain the Best Teachers in Schools that Need Them Most?
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Ken Futernick, Professor of Education, California State University, Sacramento
Frederick M. Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
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Moderator:
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Fred Tempes, Director, Comprehensive School Assistance Program, WestEd
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Strand(s):
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Incentives to Attract High-Quality Teachers to Hard-to-Staff Schools
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| Description: | Conflicting ideas exist about what kinds of "carrots" will lure and keep good teachers in hard-to-staff schools. Proponents of differing visions share the same goal: improving students' education outcomes. However, some emphasize greater financial rewards, while others focus on upgrading professional conditions. This session looks at the range of incentive approaches and examines the assumptions on which they are based.
Inquiry Questions:
- What incentives keep the best teachers committed to working in underperforming schools?
- How do system accountability, flexibility, and competition influence teachers' choices of where to teach?
- What state and local policies can increase the likelihood that high-performing teachers will choose to teach in underperforming schools?
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