And the state recently refused to include a teacher evaluation system based on student test scores in its application for a waiver from the mandates of No Child Left Behind laws. (salon.com)
Yet research shows little positive effect on student test scores. (houstonchronicle.com)
The researchers assessed teacher quality by looking at value - added measures of teacher impact on student test scores between the 2000 — 01 and 2008 — 09 school years. (gse.harvard.edu)