Professional Learning Deserves Professional Pay.

The article discusses the impact of teachers' acquisition of advanced and master's degrees on teacher effectiveness and student achievement in light of a 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) report on test results among U.S. elementary and secondary students. Topics include the impact of advanced degrees on professional learning and teacher pay, as well as teacher pay comparisons between the U.S., Singapore, and South Korea according to researcher Linda Darling-Hammond.