Discover how high-performing systems shape teaching quality around the world Producing highly skilled and committed teachers is not the work of a single innovative school or the aggregation of heroic individuals who succeed against the odds. Discover how high-performing systems shape teaching quality around the world Producing highly skilled and committed teachers is not the work of a single innovative school or the aggregation of heroic individuals who succeed against the odds. Acknowledgments About the Sponsors About the Authors Chapter 1: Teaching Policy around the World Chapter 2: Contexts for Teaching and Learning Systems Chapter 3: Recruiting and Preparing Profession-Ready Teachers Chapter 4: Developing High-Quality Teaching Chapter 5: The Teaching Career and Leadership for the Profession Chapter 6: Perseverance in the Pursuit of Equity Chapter 7: Global Learning to Improve Teaching Appendix A: Methodology Appendix B: Qilun Elementary School Lesson Plan Appendix C: Qibao Teaching Contest Evaluation Form References