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The Cost-Effectiveness of NBPTS Teacher Certification

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A cost-effectiveness analysis of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) program suggests that Board certification is less cost-effective than a range of alternative approaches for raising student achievement, including comprehensive school reform, class size reduction, a 10% increase in per pupil expenditure, the use of value-added statistical methods to identify effective teachers, and the implementation of systems where student performance in math and reading is rapidly assessed 2—5 times per week. The most cost-effective approach, rapid assessment, is three magnitudes as cost-effective as Board certification.

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Evaluation Review

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: sage publisher., 2010

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English

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0193841x

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Vol. 34, No. 3, June 2010. pp. 220-241

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Assessment
Teacher certification
Economics of education
Achievement
Cost-effectiveness

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