Qualities of a Good Teacher Shown to Provide Lifetime Benefits for Students

Qualities of a Good Teacher Shown to Provide Lifetime Benefits for Students
New research using data from 2.5 million students in the US demonstrated that good teachers have long-term benefits to the student's lives including boost to college attendance rates, higher earnings as adults and lowering teenage-pregnancy rates. The researchers concluded that the study showed that excellent teachers create wonderful value for the school and their students and that test score impacts and 'value-added' scores appear to be helpful in identifying such teachers.