EdVoice is a nonprofit organization advocating for policies to increase
measurable student achievement for all students in California and eliminate inequality of educational opportunity in public schools.
As it negotiates a sizable teacher raise, the district must ensure that teacher retention leads to
measurable student achievement at its lowest - performing schools.
A local advocacy group is pushing for teachers» raises and bonuses based on whether instructors are willing to take on difficult assignments and on whether they
deliver measurable student achievement gains.
Evidence, however, shows that teacher and school quality accounts for only about 10 - 20 %
of measurable student achievement and that out - of - school factors are the dominant source of education problems.
In exchange for the power, the agreement calls for teachers to give up seniority rights in hiring, and they will likely face evaluations that are tied to
measurable student achievement.
Fundamentally, DataWORKS supports teachers and school administrators as instructional leaders and believes they are the keys to
measurable student achievement.
Catholic schools are also active, collegial members of national and regional associations and have the liberty and wisdom to avoid faddish trends while focusing on core skills, content - rich curricula, and
measurable student achievement.
Measurable student achievement?