Education in the news: Board-certified teachers boost student scores

Students taught by educators certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards make bigger gains on standardized tests than students taught by other teachers, finds a National Research Council report out Wednesday.

The study, reported recently in USAToday, wasn’t clear on whether the process of getting certified by the national board makes teachers better or if those who get certified were already top performers.

Read the full article in USAToday

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