The Cost-Effectiveness of NBPTS Teacher Certification

Stuart S. Yeh
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Stuart S. Yeh: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA, yehxx008@umn.edu

Evaluation Review, 2010, vol. 34, issue 3, 220-241

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.

Keywords: teacher certification; assessment; achievement; cost-effectiveness; economics of education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1177/0193841X10369752

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