World Bank2014-01-292014-01-292013-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16693Bulgaria implemented sweeping decentralization and efficiency-focused reforms in basic education in 2007 and 2008. The education system adjusted to the negative demographic trends by optimizing the network of schools (closing and merging schools), introducing per-capita based financing and delegating significant financial and decision-making autonomy to school principals. This policy reform package produced a number of benefits for the education sector; it accrued savings of over 100 million BGN and increased wages by 46 percent and reallocation of resources for capital investment (World Bank 2010). Despite the government's impressive achievements in terms of spending efficiency and high enrollment, lingering concerns remain about the quality and equity of the education system. The country has seen a negative trend in student learning outcomes as measured by international assessments. At the request of the Government of Bulgaria, the World Bank has implemented its newly developed tool for assessment and benchmarking of policies and programs affecting teacher's effectiveness Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) teachers. The key findings and policy options outlined in the present report are intended to inform the finalization of the new draft law and the development of the bylaws regulating teachers' policies in Bulgaria. This report presents results of the application of SABER-teachers in Bulgaria. It describes Bulgaria's performance in each of the eight teacher policy goals, alongside comparative information from education systems that have consistently scored high results in international student achievement tests and have participated in SABER-teachers. Additional detailed descriptive information on Bulgaria's and other education systems' teacher policies can be found on the SABER-teachers website.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTACADEMIC POSITIONSACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCREDITATIONACHIEVEMENT DATAACHIEVEMENT TESTSACHIEVEMENTSASSESSING TEACHER PERFORMANCEBASIC EDUCATIONBUSINESS SCHOOLCAREERCAREER ADVANCEMENTCAREER LADDERCAREER OPPORTUNITIESCAREERSCERTIFIED TEACHERSCLASS TEACHERCLASSROOMCLASSROOM MANAGEMENTCLASSROOM TEACHINGCLASSROOMSCOGNITIVE SKILLSCOLLEGECOMPLETIONCONTEXTUAL FACTORSCOURSE OF STUDYCURRICULUMDATA ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTDECENTRALIZATIONDECISION MAKINGDEGREESDISADVANTAGED STUDENTSEDUCATION GOALSEDUCATION LEVELEDUCATION POLICIESEDUCATION POLICYEDUCATION PROGRAMSEDUCATION QUALITYEDUCATION SECTOREDUCATION STRATEGYEDUCATION SYSTEMEDUCATION SYSTEMSEDUCATION TEACHERSEFFECTIVE TEACHERSEFFECTIVE TEACHINGEMPLOYMENTENROLLMENT OF CHILDRENENROLLMENT RATESEQUAL OPPORTUNITYEXAMEXAMSFACILITIESFOREIGN LANGUAGESGRADINGGROUPSHEAD TEACHERHIGH SCHOOLHIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAHIGH SCHOOL GRADUATESHIGH SCHOOLSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCESINCENTIVES FOR TEACHERSINNOVATIVE TEACHINGINSTRUCTIONINTERACTIVE TEACHING METHODSINTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONINVESTMENTITSKINDERGARTENSKNOWLEDGELEADERSHIPLEARNING ENVIRONMENTSLEARNING METHODSLEARNING OUTCOMESLESSON PLANNINGLESSON PLANSLINGUISTIC MINORITYMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINORITY GROUPSNATIONAL ASSESSMENTNATIONAL ASSESSMENTSNATIONAL CURRICULUMNATURAL SCIENCESNEEDS ASSESSMENTNET ENROLLMENTNEW ENTRANTSNUMBER OF STUDENTSPARENTAL INVOLVEMENTPARTICIPATIONPEDAGOGIC SKILLSPEDAGOGYPRE-SCHOOL EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERSPRIMARY SCHOOLSPRIVATE SCHOOLSPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTPUBLIC SCHOOLPUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMPUBLIC SCHOOLSQUALIFIED TEACHERSQUALITY OF EDUCATIONQUALITY OF TEACHINGQUALITY TEACHERSQUALITY TEACHINGREADINGREGULAR TEACHERRESEARCHRURAL AREASSALARY INCREASESSANITATIONSANITATION IN SCHOOLSSCHOLARSHIPSSCHOOLSCHOOL ADMINISTRATIONSCHOOL ADMINISTRATORSSCHOOL AUTONOMYSCHOOL BUDGETSSCHOOL CAREERSCHOOL CURRICULASCHOOL CURRICULUMSCHOOL DISTRICTSCHOOL EDUCATIONSCHOOL ENVIRONMENTSCHOOL HEADSSCHOOL IMPROVEMENTSCHOOL LEADERSSCHOOL LEVELSCHOOL NETWORKSCHOOL NETWORKSSCHOOL ORGANIZATIONSCHOOL PERFORMANCESCHOOL PRINCIPALSSCHOOL PROJECTSSCHOOL RATIOSCHOOL SYSTEMSSCHOOL TEACHERSCHOOL TIMESCHOOL YEARSCHOOLINGSCHOOLSSCIENCESCIENTIFIC LITERACYSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERSSECONDARY SCHOOLSSENIOR TEACHERSSERVICE TRAININGSKILLSSOCIAL SCIENCESOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCHSPORTSSTUDENTSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENTSTUDENT ASSESSMENTSTUDENT ASSESSMENT METHODSSTUDENT ASSESSMENTSSTUDENT DATASTUDENT EVALUATIONSTUDENT LEARNINGSTUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMESSTUDENT OUTCOMESSTUDENT PERFORMANCESTUDENT TEACHER RATIOSTUDENT-TEACHER RATIOSTUDENT-TEACHER RATIOSSTUDENTSSTUDIESTEACHERTEACHER APPRAISALTEACHER CERTIFICATIONTEACHER DEPLOYMENTTEACHER EDUCATIONTEACHER EFFECTIVENESSTEACHER EVALUATIONTEACHER EVALUATIONSTEACHER MANAGEMENTTEACHER MOTIVATIONTEACHER PAYTEACHER PERFORMANCETEACHER PREPARATIONTEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTTEACHER QUALIFICATIONTEACHER QUALIFICATIONSTEACHER QUALITYTEACHER RATIOSTEACHER SALARIESTEACHER SHORTAGESTEACHER TRAININGTEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMSTEACHER TURNOVERTEACHERSTEACHING EXPERIENCETEACHING METHODSTEACHING PRACTICETEACHING QUALITYTEACHING SKILLSTEACHING STRATEGIESTENURETERTIARY STUDENTSTEXTBOOKSTRAININGTRAINING COURSESTRAINING PROGRAMSTRAINING SCHOOLSUNEMPLOYMENT RATEUNIVERSITIESUNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY DEGREEUNIVERSITY EDUCATIONURBAN SCHOOLVOCATIONAL TRAININGYOUTHWorld Bank10.1596/16693