Sentences with phrase «arbitrary measures of growth»

«But what's never happened before is the state coming into a school and saying you must make (part) of your evaluation be based on two arbitrary measures of growth that have never been shown to be valid or reliable.»

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The more specific goal of her case was to seek a judgment: (1) setting aside or vacating Sheri's individual growth score and rating her as «ineffective,» and (2) declare that the New York endorsed and implemented growth measures in use was / is «arbitrary and capricious.»
The authors urge U.S. policy makers to reduce the amount of testing in schools and to measure student growth during the year rather than arbitrary proficiency thresholds at year's end.
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