Sentences with phrase «test scores in»

L.A. Unified is under court order to use test scores in teachers» reviews by December, and officials are in negotiations with the teachers union.

Some even display pupils» attendance, behaviour and test scores in real - time on video screens in corridors and staffrooms, so teachers can see where improvement was needed.

The NY Post, another subsidiary of News Corp, recently provoked controversy by publishing teacher data reports based on student test scores in its paper, and running inflammatory articles about teachers who received low scores.

Among parents with children in public schools, 63 percent were opposed to linking teacher evaluations to their students» test scores in a recent Gallup Poll.

Why not hold principals accountable for the success of their schools — and give them the tools to be real managers, bosses, executives — and let them decide to what degree and how they use student test scores in assessing their teachers?

In the current education climate, standardized test scores in literacy and math are important to both schools and individual students.

... Educators 4 Excellence, a teachers group that advocates the use of student test scores in evaluations, called for union and district teachers to quickly resolve their differences.

Los Angeles parents planned to press for a court order Tuesday forcing the nation's second - largest school district to begin using student test scores in teacher evaluations by early September.

My high school almost lost its accreditation and had some of the worst test scores in the school district, even though it was the newest built school.

They had the highest 2010 - 11 reading test scores in their district for grades 3 - 5.

that the Bloomberg Administration «abruptly shut down» struggling schools «with too much reliance on test scores in making the decision and not enough effort to save them.»

Parents might have seen Cheatham as a scapegoat in an ill - conceived «reform» scheme, but a labor negotiator for the Chicago Public Schools said it was Cheatham who helped devise controversial plans for both a longer day and to use student test scores in teacher performance evaluations.

But most of the studies compiled by the advocacy group found only modest positive relationships between test scores in public schools and competition from voucher programs or tax - credit scholarship programs.

Supporting efforts to halt the misuse of student test scores in judging teachers and other educators.

The Post's zeal to attack the United Federation of Teachers at every turn apparently resulted in your use of old math - test scores in comparing how our charter school compares with others in New York City.

Students Matter, the nonprofit organization that filed Vergara v. California, sued 13 California school districts last year, saying those districts were not in compliance with the Stull Act and their collective bargaining agreements explicitly prohibited the use of student standardized test scores in assessing teacher performance.

The state has long been viewed as a leader in education reform across the nation, sitting atop National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) test scores in Reading and Math for a number of years.

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To examine growth trajectories in those schools, the research team restricted the sample to students with test scores in fall and spring of both academic years and examined their scores relative to national norms.

Unfortunately, many states are using that federal guidance as rationale for an overreliance on standardized test scores in principal evaluations and are ignoring the complex and various responsibilities that principals carry out to foster high - quality instruction and learning.

This lawsuit was brought against the largest California school districts that had bargaining agreements that prohibited student test scores in teacher evaluations, according to Students Matter: Antioch Unified, Chaffey Joint Union High School District, Chino Valley Unified, El Monte City School District, Fairfield - Suisun Unified, Fremont Union High School District, Inglewood Unified, Ontario - Montclair School District, Pittsburg Unified, Saddleback Valley, San Ramon Valley Unified, Upland Unified and Victor Elementary School District.

If they can reduce reliance on test scores in that system while still carrying the endorsement of «science,» the Gates folk imagine that politicians, educators, and others will all embrace the Gates central planning fantasy.

It was the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) that required schools, for the first time, to report truancy data to the federal government, alongside annual test scores in reading and math, as well as high school graduation rates.

This caution against overreliance on standardized student test scores in evaluating principals was emphasized in a 2012 report, Rethinking Principal Evaluation, by the National Association of Elementary School Principals and the National Association of Secondary School Principals.

But in Los Angeles, whose local newspaper calculated and released teachers» grades based on student test scores in 2010, Villaraigosa and his schools superintendent John Deasy are enthusiastic about such reforms.

Some doubt the validity of the tests themselves, some question the idea that student learning gains reflect teacher effectiveness, and some question the emphasis on test scores in shaping teachers» goals.

Teachers reported similar stories of being evaluated based on test scores in subjects they don't teach and not being able to get a clear explanation from school administrators.

In addition, the full use of state test scores in certain teacher evaluations will proceed as planned for the year just completed.

As The Times reported in a front - page story Sunday, some of the school's most promising teachers lost jobs, and many were replaced by more veteran teachers who were less effective at raising students» test scores in math and English.

National Heavy - Handed Draft Federal Guidelines for Use of Test Scores in School Accountability

Value - added measures have caught the interest of policymakers because, unlike many of the uses of test scores in current accountability systems, it purports to «level the playing field» so that value - added measures of teachers» effectiveness do not depend on characteristics of the students.

The state is not entirely dismissing the use of test scores in teacher ratings, he stressed, an important requirement under federal rules.

The group of high - performing charters includes Manhattan's Broome Street Academy Charter School, which targets homeless kids, and Leadership Prep Ocean Hill in Brooklyn, where kids from the underserved community of Brownsville achieve some of the highest test scores in Brooklyn.

In particular, many school and system leaders are experimenting with complementary indicators that focus on social - emotional learning and career - readiness, topics that resonate with parents and can help place standardized test scores in context.

«The DCPS had lower math test scores in grades 4 and 8 in 2009, and District African - American test scores went down»...

And contrary to RTTT guidelines, the state system is weak on the use of test scores in evaluations.

Now, for the less heartening news, student test scores in recent years according to NAEP are at a standstill.

For The Record Los Angeles Times Sunday, January 27, 2013 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 4 Local Desk 1 inches; 40 words Type of Material: Correction Teacher evaluations: The caption for a photo that accompanied an article in the Jan. 20 California section about members of United Teachers Los Angeles approving the use of student test scores in teacher evaluations misspelled Lisa Karahalios» name as Karahahlios.

uva007 - I grew up in Massachusetts, and it had among the highest test scores in the nation LONG before there was any universal healthcare.

Test scores in English language arts are up significantly for both English Language Learners and special education students.

The Obama administration wants states to compete for the money by showing they're ready to take - on tough reforms — reforms that use student test scores in teacher evaluations, as well as reforms that encourage the creation of more charter schools.

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In districts and states that chose to rely heavily on test scores in their evaluations, that has been the observed outcome.

When Michelle Rhee was applying for her chancellor's post in D.C. she stated on her resume that when she taught in Baltimore, she raised her students» test scores in two years from the 13th percentile to the 90th percentile.

Now, two studies of Louisiana's voucher program find the program had a negative effect on participants» test scores in its first couple years.

DCPS ELEMENTARY TEST SCORES DOWN — DECLINES IN READING AND MATH Michelle Rhee, unaccountable & unqualified Chancellor «The DCPS had lower math test scores in grades 4 and 8 in 2009, and District African - American test scores went down»....

The San Diego - area Barona Indian Charter School, for example, posted big gains in student performance on standardized test scores in the 2003 - 2004 school year, besting the state average.

There were lies about her personal accomplishments (those fantasy - land «miraculous» test scores in Baltimore), and there were lies about her policies (the budget «shortfall» and teacher firings even as she hired hundreds of brand - new teachers).

We have the highest test scores in the state.

In addition to the legal action, the union has distributed letters for teachers to give to their principals, expressing opposition to the new evaluations and the use of standardized test scores in setting objectives for teachers in initial planning conferences.