@article{437493,
      author = {Winters, Marcus A.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/437493},
      title = {Teachers matter : rethinking how public schools identify,  reward, and retain great educators /},
      publisher = {Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,},
      abstract = {"Most of us have had at least one amazing teacher who has  inspired, influenced, or encouraged us to do better, aim  higher, or just be more confident. However, most of us have  also had at least one teacher who has not met our  expectations. In Teachers Matter, education researcher  Marcus A. Winters, a senior fellow at the Manhattan  Institute, argues that our failure to identify and reward  high-quality teachers has been devastating for public  school students. The question is how do we sort out the  good teachers form the bad? Winters shows the shortcomings  of the current system that relies on credentials and  longevity and spells out a series of reforms based on  results achieved in the classroom. For the first time,  standardized test results offer an objective, reliable  measure of student proficiency that can be tied to an  individual teacher. Sure to be controversial, Winters's  plan will be of interest to the education community, policy  makers, and parent concerned about the future of education  in America"--},
      recid = {437493},
      pages = {xxi, 153 p. :},
      address = {Lanham, Md. :},
      year = {2012},
}