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Download full textWinters, Marcus – Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, 2011
Given the challenges facing American public education today, identifying effective teachers is a more vital task than ever before. In the U.S. public school system today, the method used to determine teacher effectiveness--and thus to drive salary, promotion, and tenure decisions--is based on a few external credentials: certification, advanced…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Public School Teachers, Credentials, Elementary School Teachers
Winters, Marcus A. – Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, 2010
A recent review of data provided by the New York City Department of Education reveals that African-American charter school students were 60 percent more likely than their public school counterparts to earn a seat in one of New York City's specialized high schools in 2009. For Hispanics, the rate of acceptance was twice as high for charter school…
Descriptors: High Schools, Charter Schools, Reputation, Standardized Tests
Springer, Matthew G.; Winters, Marcus A. – Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, 2009
Paying teachers varying amounts on the basis of how well their students perform is an idea that has been winning increasing support, both in the United States and abroad, and many school systems have adopted some version of it. Proponents claim that linking teacher pay to student performance is a powerful way to encourage talented and highly…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
