Surely their progress shouldn't count too much compared to, say, the reading and math gains of all students. (educationnext.org)
To the extent that we view reading and math gain scores as one element of teacher effectiveness, the system seems to be both keeping the right teachers and helping teachers improve. (educationnext.org)
Annual math gains between 2007 and 2010 were almost 6 percentage points, while reading gains averaged more than 8 points per year. (educationnext.org)