This document discusses advocating for investing in teachers by outlining several key points: 1. Teacher quality has one of the greatest impacts on student learning and countries must invest in teachers if they want to invest in education and future generations. 2. Current US teacher incentive programs vary by state but the US Department of Education has created a Teacher Incentive Fund to support performance-based compensation in high-need schools. 3. Effective teaching requires qualities like creating learning communities, building community, collaborative work, and being culturally responsive.