Can teacher quality be effectively assessed? national board certification as a signal of effective teaching

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 134-150

  Goldhaber, Dan ^a   Anthony, Emily ^a  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 33947677583     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/rest.89.1.134     Document Type: Article

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