Quality not quantity of teachers 'is key to good education' [Independent.ie]
- Published: 09 October 2009
A ROW erupted last night after a leading international education expert told inspectors that schools could improve with fewer -- but better -- teachers. Fenton Whelan told a conference it was the key way to improve the effectiveness of schools.
Mr Whelan argued that evidence from around the world showed that the quality of teachers was more important than lower pupil-teacher ratios. "Evidence from many educational systems shows that spending more money on education is not the answer," he said. Some of the countries with the highest student learning actually spend least on their school systems, according to Mr Whelan.
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