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Teacher Quality: International Lessons in the Power of Policy
Steve Cantrell, Executive Director, REL Midwest, and Robert Schwartz, Academic Dean, Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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PDF IconDownload an Adobe® Reader® PDF version of the Aspen Institute's Teacher Policy page, as referred to in Robert Schwartz's presentation, here. Or click here to visit the Aspen Institute's website.

Attracting Promising Candidates to the Field and Preparing Them to Succeed as Highly Qualified Teachers
Michael Madison, 12th-Grade Class Principal, Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Board Member, National Association of Secondary School Principals

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Teacher Assignment: The Challenge of Creating an Equitable Distribution of Highly Qualified Teachers
Marilyn Troyer, Associate Superintendent, Center for the Teaching Profession, the Ohio Department of Education

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Teacher Assignment: The Challenge of Creating an Equitable Distribution of Highly Qualified Teachers
Heather Peske, Senior Associate, Teacher Quality, The Education Trust

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Teacher Recruitment, Breakout One: Effective Strategies to Attract Candidates to the Field of Teaching
Ann Byrd, Director of Programs, Center for Teaching Quality

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Teacher Recruitment, Breakout Three: Residency-Based Teacher Training Programs: A Model for Urban School Design
Brian Sims, Principal, Chicago Academy High School

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Teacher Assignment, Breakout Four: Effective Incentives for Teachers in Hard-to-Staff Content Areas and Schools
Michelle Rhee, Chief Executive Officer and President, The New Teacher Project

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Teacher Assignment, Breakout Six: An Analysis of Teacher Salaries and the Impact on Teacher Assignment
Diana Lauber, Managing Director, Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform

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Teacher Effectiveness, Breakout Seven: What Prospective Teachers Say They Need to Be Effective
Jean Johnson, Executive Vice President, Public Agenda

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Teacher Effectiveness, Breakout Eight: Practical Lessons in Teacher Pay-for-Performance Plans from Minnesota and Iowa
Jan Reinicke, Executive Director, Iowa State Education Association, and Louise Sundin, Executive Vice President, Minneapolis Central Labor Union Council, AFL-CIO

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