Sentences with phrase «part on student test scores»

The reason, she says, is that her marks were based in part on student test scores.

A school's overall score is based in part on student test scores.

This year, for example, 34 school districts in Illinois will begin evaluating teachers based in part on student test scores for the first time.

The foundation long backed controversial education reforms, including retooling teacher evaluation and compensation systems based in part on student test scores and creating smaller schools.

In an article for The 74, the new reform - oriented education news website launched by Campbell Brown, Matt Barnum looks at the impact of the Obama administration's decision, in 2009, to push states applying for Race to the Top funds to evaluate all teachers based in part on student test scores.

In an article for The 74, the new reform - oriented education news website launched by Campbell Brown, Matt Barnum looks at the impact of the Obama administration's decision, in 2009, to push states applying for Race to the Top funds to come up with ways to evaluate all teachers based in part on student test scores.

The Obama administration recognized this as one of the key flaws with NCLB and offered a waiver option beginning last year that allows states to design their own accountability system with the condition that each adopt college and career readiness standards and implement educator evaluations based in part on student test scores.

Instead, many states have emphasized weeding out ineffective teachers through an evaluation system that grades them in part on student test scores.

Performing well on the state's teacher - evaluation system, which is based in part on student test scores, will also result in a raise.

Additionally, many states continue to use tests based on old standards despite instruction that is increasingly aligned with the Common Core standards; this is a concern where evaluation systems determine educator effectiveness based at least in part on student test scores.

The state promised to turn around its poorest performing schools over the course of four years, evaluate teachers based in part on student test scores, increase the use of technology in the classroom, and use more rigorous academic standards along with new tests aligned to those standards.