We call for publics' attention on the improvement of teachers' welfare, indemnity and social respect. We welcome all individual volunteers and organizations to join us, for teachers, for our next generation and for our future prosperity.

Significant long-term questions are being raised about the need for school systems to become much more competitive in recruiting skilled and motivated people as teachers, and how to improve the effectiveness of teachers�� work. In this section, we discusses why teacher policy is high on national agendas, describes the methodology used in the project, and highlights the main policy challenges that we now face.

There are some striking differences among areas in their approaches to teacher recruitment, teacher education, teacher pay and working conditions, teacher employment, evaluation and career structures. National analysis provides areas with an opportunity to learn more about themselves by examining their experiences against those of other areas, as well as building up evidence on the impact of different approaches to teacher policy. We'll provide many examples of innovative and promising teacher policy developments from national wide China soon later...

A much larger number of new teachers will enter the profession in the next 5-10 years than in the past 20 years. The entry of substantial numbers of new teachers with up-todate skills and fresh ideas has the potential to substantially renew the schools. However, if teaching is not perceived as an attractive profession, and teaching does not change in fundamental ways, there is a risk that the quality of schools will decline. There are high stakes in teacher policy.