Value-added estimates of teacher effectiveness vary depending on the controls and statistical regressions chosen, points out a report released yesterday that uses the Los Angeles Times’ controversial ...

When Terry Grier was hired to run the San Diego Unified School District in January 2008, he hoped to bring with him a revolutionary tool that had never been tried in a large California school system.

Includes updates and/or revisions. As value-added research designs gain in popularity and undergo increasing scrutiny, experts are beginning to wave cautionary flags about how best to make use of them ...

For families with kids, the most important part of choosing a neighborhood is usually the quality of local schools. In a new Ball State University study (see https ...

In a dramatic turn for the country’s second-largest school district, Los Angeles Unified released school ratings based on a new approach that measures a school’s success at raising student performance ...

The Los Angeles Times has been reporting on what's called "value added" analysis of standardized test scores. Last week, the paper revealed that LA Unified had information that could help evaluate ...

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Students, parents and staff at Jackson Middle School embrace Daniel Santos as a great teacher. Just this week, he was awarded for “Making Dreams Come True” by the school’s Title I coordinator and its ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The controversial new method of evaluating teachers and schools - called "value-added" - does not appear to affect property values, finds research by economists at Michigan ...

For families with kids, the most important part of choosing a neighborhood is usually the quality of local schools. In a new Ball State University study (see https ...