In higher - performing settings, district leaders understood that the reasons for differences in student performance, or in implementation of district initiatives, were particular to the setting. (wallacefoundation.org)
But it won't see much difference in student learning, experts say, unless its teachers know how to use the digital content in their classrooms. (edweek.org)
The type of teacher comparisons, whether within or between schools, generally has a larger effect on teacher rankings than statistical adjustments for differences in student backgrounds across classrooms. (carnegieknowledgenetwork.org)