This continuous improvement model for teacher development and evaluation is already showing promise in improving teacher quality in more than 100 school districts across the country.
"So improving teacher quality is crucial to raising graduation rates in these inner-city schools".
Most of the proposals for improving "teacher quality" don't deal with these problems.
Schools Chancellor Harold O. Levy said the double-digit raises were key to improving teacher quality.
Improving teacher quality and working to create better schools, like charters, are part of the arsenal.
Each would have focused on specific objectives, like improving teacher quality and expanding parents' choice of public schools.
Race to the Top aims to spur student growth by improving teacher quality, which is exactly what Montgomery County is doing.
Current reform strategies focus on testing, improving teacher quality, increasing the number of charter schools and other changes.
Elizabeth Truss, the junior education minister, praised the results and said the government hoped to raise standards further "by giving teachers more freedom, strengthening discipline and improving teacher quality".
Mr. Hodges, a Democrat, said the bill should focus on using the money for college scholarships, improving teacher quality and upgrading classroom technology.
