title: The cost-effectiveness of NBPTS teacher certification.
abstract: A cost-effectiveness analysis of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) program suggests that Board certification is less cost-effective than a range of alternative approaches for raising student achievement, including comprehensive school reform, class size reduction, a 10% increase in per pupil expenditure, the use of value-added statistical methods to identify effective teachers, and the implementation of systems where student performance in math and reading is rapidly assessed 2-5 times per week. The most cost-effective approach, rapid assessment, is three magnitudes as cost-effective as Board certification.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. yehxx008@umn.edu
authors.forename: Stuart S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Yeh
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000191:economics*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005178:Faculty / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards; D012952:Societies