Methodology: Teachers should be assessed based on an analysis that relies on student progress, not absolute scores. (articles.latimes.com)
(Even if absolute scores fall, on a relative basis, student performance on the old state assessments is likely to look very similar to student performance on the new assessments.) (educationnext.org)
That meant a school might be designated «needing improvement» because it had failed to raise scores over the past several years — but still could have a higher absolute score than a school that had met the federal standard because it had made steady gains from a lower base. (educationnext.org)