Can teacher sorting compensate for student disadvantage?

This chapter aims to contribute a first-of-its-kind comparative assessment of teacher sorting across schools and its relation to equity in education. It first describes, from an international comparative perspective, how teacher resources, both in quantity and quality, are distributed across more- or lessadvantaged schools. It then examines the relationships between indicators of inequity in teacher sorting and inequality in student performance. After identifying the patterns of teacher sorting that are more strongly associated with higher levels of equity, the chapter examines which teacher policies might lead to more equitable education systems.