Why focus on human capital systems in K-12 and what we might learn from other countries and the private sector
Overview / Dan Goldhaber and Jane Hannaway
Education for the third industrial revolution / Alan S. Blinder
Human capital policy and the quality of the teacher workforce / Sean P. Corcoran
Zooming in and zooming out: rethinking school district human resource management / Michael M. DeArmond, Kathryn L. Shaw, and Patrick M. Wright
Lessons from abroad: exploring cross-country differences in teacher development systems and what they mean for U.S. policy / Dan Goldhaber
Reform ideas
The human capital challenge: toward a 21st-century teaching profession / Frederick M. Hess
Consequences of instructional technology for human resource needs in education / Paul T. Hill
Teacher deselection / Eric A. Hanushek
The estimation of teacher value added as a determinant of performance pay / Steven G. Rivkin
Modernizing teacher retirement benefit systems / Robert M. Costrell, Richard W. Johnson, and Michael J. Podgursky
Investing in human capital through teacher professional development / Jennifer King Rice
Politics of education reform/prospects for the teaching profession
Reactions from an education school dean / David H. Monk
Reactions from an urban school superintendent / Joel I. Klein
Reactions from a teachers' union leader / Randi Weingarten
Reactions from an education policy wonk / Andrew J. Rotherham
Conclusion / Dan Goldhaber and Jane Hannaway.