Articles by Dr. Vicki Alger, Ph.D.

Dr. Vicki Alger, Ph.D., is the former Education Policy Director at the Pacific Research Institute and the Goldwater Institute. She is currently President and CEO of Vicki Murray & Associates, LLC, and is the Director of the Women for School Choice Project at the Independent Women’s Forum and a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute. This article and accompanying study were written on behalf of the Platte Institute for Economic Research, a free market think tank based out of Omaha, Nebraska.

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Sunshine State Reforms Shed Light on Improving Teacher Quality

Dr. Vicki Alger, Ph.D.
January 11, 2012

On Monday, the Platte Institute released a study discussing teacher selection and evaluation policies in Nebraska, and the basic conclusion was this: Teacher quality matters.