Tuesday, 29 April, 2014 | 16:30 | Public Lecture

Prof. Steven Rivkin "Decentralization, School Leaders, and the Quality of Teaching"

CERGE-EI and think-tank IDEA invite you to a special lecture with prof. Steven Rivkin titled Decentralization, School Leaders, and the Quality of Teaching.


Venue: CERGE-EI, Politických vězňů 7, 111 21 Prague 1

Time: 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Date: April 29th, 2014

Topics discussed:

  • Why do principals have a big effect on the quality of teaching?
  • Does decentralization elevate the importance of principals?
  • When are principal evaluations of teachers effective at raising the quality of instruction?
  • Why do so many evaluation systems fail to provide fair and useful ratings and information?
  • Why is it so important to get principal incentives right?

Accompanying remarks will be given by Daniel Münich (think-tank IDEA, CERGE-EI).

The event will be held in English.

Register your place by filling out a short form.