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Download full textPolikoff, Morgan – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2019
California is one of just two states (with Kansas) that does not use a student-level growth model to measure school performance. This brief lays out a number of common beliefs about growth models and provides evidence that these beliefs are inaccurate or unsupported. In so doing, the brief makes a positive case that the state should adopt such a…
Descriptors: Growth Models, School Effectiveness, Accountability, Misconceptions
Candal, Cara Stillings – Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research, 2019
In 2010, the Massachusetts Legislature lifted the cap on the number of charter schools that the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) can authorize in low-performing school districts. The "smart cap" requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to rank district performance (based on student outcomes)…
Descriptors: Growth Models, Access to Education, Charter Schools, Public Schools
Peer reviewedRubin, Beth C. – National Education Policy Center, 2017
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was signed into law in 2001, fueled by bipartisan concern about the standardized test scores of U.S. students in comparison with their international cohort and dissatisfaction with gaps in achievement between certain student groups--low income, English-language learners, special education, and students of…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Standardized Tests, High Stakes Tests
Doherty, Kathryn M.; Jacobs, Sandi – National Council on Teacher Quality, 2015
The country is at a crossroads in implementing measures of educator effectiveness in K-12 classrooms. While the vast majority of states require student growth and achievement to be factored into teacher and principal evaluations, most states and school districts are now grappling with the practical realities of implementing these policies. In this…
Descriptors: State Policy, State Standards, Teacher Evaluation, Trend Analysis
