Sentences with phrase «use of student achievement data»

[Withdrawn on Friday, AB 5 would have limited use of student achievement data in teacher evaluations required under the Stull ACT.]
Such regular use of student achievement data at Feaster - Edison — and at all Edison schools, since the company's national office is also reviewing the data — reinforces the sense of accountability for student performance that is shared by teachers, principals, and Edison itself.
When the Board meeting agenda came out last week, it initially included Board member Zimmer's resolution regarding use of student achievement data to evaluate teachers (see PDF here).
It's no surprise then that during that time, California legislators voted down measures for reforms such as differentiated teacher compensation and the use of student achievement data in teacher evaluations.
Furthermore, the challenges associated with the use of student achievement data, and the political nature in which these processes were mandated in the first place, all make this a very challenging problem to address.
Gates and his foundation have been pushing the use of student achievement data (ie, test scores) in teacher evaluations for several years now — as has the Obama administration, which has made it a key part of both Race to the Top and the so - called «waivers» from No Child Left Behind.
In addition, a third organization — Educators 4 Excellence, which represents more than 800 teachers, is also planning to endorse the use of student achievement data when it unveils its own proposal for a new teacher evaluation system in coming weeks.
Educators know that the use of student achievement data was a significant step forward for civil rights by bringing additional support and funding to schools often left behind.
Thursday's LA Times editorial about the use of student achievement data in teacher evaluations around the country (Bill Gates» warning on test scores) makes some valuable points about the dangers of rushed, half - baked teacher evaluation schemes that count test scores as more than half of a teacher's evaluation (as is being done in some states and districts)...
On Friday, LAUSD sent out an announcement about the new teacher evaluation program that the district and the teachers union agreed to earlier this year, clarifying its position on the use of student achievement data.
E4E, in addition to other teacher voice groups in LA, plans to support the use of student achievement data as one of many measures in Los Angeles teacher...
According to the related regulations that the president is scheduled to unveil at the Department of Education on Friday, states will not be eligible for the funds at all if they have any legal or regulatory barrier preventing the use of student achievement data from being used to evaluate teachers and principals.
Here are excerpts from the comments about RTTT that NAESP Executive Director Gail Connelly submitted on behalf of more than 60,000 elementary principals nationwide: NAESP supports the use of student achievement data to inform and improve instructional practices.
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