A new report
gives what's probably the most comprehensive look to date at the
teacher-quality legislative and regulatory action that has kept
statehouses busy since 2009, when the federal Race to the Top
competition put an emphasis on reworking teacher-evaluation policies.
One of the report's takeaways: While all 21 states require student learning to count in teacher evaluations, some states don't require such evaluations annually or don't specify how much weight student achievement should be given. In general, the report shows, states have done less to prescribe how the evaluations will affect things like tenure, seniority, and teacher preparation.
This is a phenomenon that also touches on the No Child Left Behind waivers that more than half the states have received. To receive a waiver, states had to pledge to update their evaluation systems to include measures of student growth, among other things. However, states' bids weren't very clear on what consequences those evaluations would carry.
Mead, S. (2012). Recent state action on teacher effectiveness. Boston: Bellwether Education.
http://bellwethereducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/RSA-Teacher-Effectiveness.pdf
One of the report's takeaways: While all 21 states require student learning to count in teacher evaluations, some states don't require such evaluations annually or don't specify how much weight student achievement should be given. In general, the report shows, states have done less to prescribe how the evaluations will affect things like tenure, seniority, and teacher preparation.
This is a phenomenon that also touches on the No Child Left Behind waivers that more than half the states have received. To receive a waiver, states had to pledge to update their evaluation systems to include measures of student growth, among other things. However, states' bids weren't very clear on what consequences those evaluations would carry.
Mead, S. (2012). Recent state action on teacher effectiveness. Boston: Bellwether Education.
http://bellwethereducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/RSA-Teacher-Effectiveness.pdf
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