Loading
Comment 
Share 
Teacher Quality
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) supports teacher quality interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean through implementing programs targeted at improving the teacher workforce, and conducting research for innovative solutions. These interventions cut across the whole education spectrum: from Early Childhood Education to the School-to-Work Transition.
Highlights
By The Numbers
Comparing an average teacher with one in the 85th percentile of teacher quality shows that students taught by the better teacher would move up more than 7 percentile rankings in the academic year.
Views
Can honesty be taught at school?
We believe it can, that’s why we supported an initiative led...
Jul 27, 2011.
Leaving School with 21st–century skills
Helping students develop the skills they will need to thrive...
Jul 26, 2011.
Related Publications
Briefly Noted:
- Can Non-Traditional Teachers Improve Math and Language Learning Outcomes?
- Teaching Socio-Emotional Abilities in Latin American Schools? The Role of Non-Traditional Teachers
- An alternative pathway into teaching: Placing Top University Graduates in Vulnerable Schools in Chile
- Aligning Learning Incentives (ALI)
Technical Notes:
- Teaching for Peru (4:17)
Teaching for Peru
Education priorities
Areas of work
News
Featured Quotes
"In fact, to every young person listening tonight who's contemplating their career choice: If you want to make a difference in the life of our nation; if you want to make a difference in the life of a child - become a teacher. Your country needs you."
(President Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, Washington, D.C., Jan. 25, 2011)
