The new evaluations are based on a combination of teacher practice and student achievement, which includes the controversial use of standardized test scores. (b4njkids.org)
Increased use of standardized testing has failed to spark broad improvement in student performance or stimulate progress in struggling schools, they say. (minnpost.com)
Indeed, the main use of standardized tests many years ago, when I was in school, was to improve instruction, not to hold teachers accountable. (gse.harvard.edu)