The quality of instruction is uneven.
Curiously, none of these efforts focused on the quality of instruction.
The question isn't whether Chileans go to school, but rather the quality of instruction they receive.
Ms. Simon said she was also happy with the quality of instruction there.
Even today, the quality of instruction at all but the best institutions is miserable.
But any teacher who sees money as an incentive to improving the quality of instruction should not be teaching.
That means New York has two challenges: it must address the quality of instruction and the high costs.
He also wants to break large middle and high schools into much smaller ones, which he says would improve attendance, dropout rates and the quality of instruction.
The Board of Education member who proposed the vote today, William Proctor, said in an interview that the plan would diminish the quality of instruction, not improve it.
Mr. Badillo pushed successfully to remove remedial courses from CUNY's 11 senior colleges, saying that they dragged down the quality of instruction and of the student body.
Teachers, too, often move from school to school, so having the same curriculum in every low-performing schools may also improve the quality of instruction.
