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The 6% Solution

Posted by admin - 25/02/10 at 07:02 am

According to a February 10th article written by William Gillespie in Business Lexington, Stanford University professor Eric Hanushek claims that identifying and replacing 6 percent of a school systems least effective teachers can turn around student performance and have a greater and more positive impact than any other expenditure designed to stimulate economic growth.

via Road Diaries: Teacher of the Year – Education Week Teacher.

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