Monday, December 27, 2010

This could still be too Low.

Uri Friedman--
WASHINGTON, DC – Over the course of a school year, a good teacher produces $400,000 more in future earnings for a class of 20 students than an average teacher. What's more, replacing the worst-performing five to eight percent of teachers with average teachers could catapult the U.S. to near the top of international math and science rankings, padding GDP by $100 trillion and generating returns that dwarf "the discussions of U.S. economic stimulus packages related to the 2008 recession ($1 trillion)."


http://news.yahoo.com/s/atlantic/isagoodteacherworth4000006289