Sentences with «to tie teacher evaluations to student test scores»
Duncan also defended his administration's emphasis on tying teacher evaluations to student test scores in part through No Child Left Behind waivers and Race to the Top grants. (laschoolreport.com)
But the law expired in 2007 without congressional reauthorization, and the Obama administration has encouraged states to apply for waivers that allow them to avoid AYP penalties and the 2014 goal in exchange for adopting policies favored by the Obama Department of Education, such as tying teacher evaluations to student test scores. (governing.com)
The tensions came to a head last month in Chicago, when union members went on strike, in part over tying teacher evaluations to student test scores. (hechingerreport.org)