The most important thing a school can do for a student’s education is to ensure she has a good teacher. And states need a strong teacher workforce to increase student achievement. To help state leaders address teacher shortages and improve policies to prepare, certify, compensate and provide professional growth for teachers. SREB:

• tracks policies, actions and research across the continuum to help  policymakers with decisions 
• convenes leaders to examine promising policies and decide together what will work in their own states
• provides assistance with planning as states put policies into action