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Close, Kevin; Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey; Collins, Clarin – Phi Delta Kappan, 2019
In 2016, the federal government proposed and adopted the Every Student Succeeds Act, which retracted the federal government's prior control over states' teacher evaluation systems, permitting more local control. Kevin Close, Audrey Amrein-Beardsley, and Clarin Collins collected information from states to determine the degree to which states were…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
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Özek, Umut; Xu, Zeyu – Education Finance and Policy, 2019
The federal Race to the Top competition provided significant impetus for states to adopt value-added models as a part of their teacher evaluation systems. Such models typically link students to their teachers in the spring semester when statewide tests are administered and estimate a teacher's performance based on his or her students' learning…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Value Added Models, Misconceptions, Attribution Theory
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Tutt, Kevin – Arts Education Policy Review, 2018
Solid, well-grounded teachers can be instrumental in solving the problems facing our schools and students because it is successful teachers who are the most valuable, in-school contributors to our students' success. The importance of teacher preparation programs (TPPs) in developing quality teachers has been reinforced by researchers who have…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Art Education, Teacher Education Programs, Program Evaluation
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Wesolowski, Brian – Music Educators Journal, 2014
A fundamental aim of the Race to the Top agenda is to assess the effectiveness of teachers based on value-added growth measurement models of student achievement. However, in nontested grades and subject areas, such as music, alternative assessment types are being considered, including district-, school-, or teacher-developed measures. This article…
Descriptors: Music Activities, Music Education, Alternative Assessment, Accountability
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Brownell, Mary T.; Jones, Nathan D. – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2015
Over a relatively short period of time, states and districts across the country have embraced reform surrounding teacher evaluation and compensation. Public concern over teacher evaluations, combined with federal initiatives designed to support teacher evaluation reform, led many states to adopt more comprehensive evaluation systems that draw on…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Special Education Teachers, Evaluation Methods, Teacher Effectiveness
Isenberg, Eric; Hock, Heinrich – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2012
This report describes the value-added models used as part of teacher evaluation systems in the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and in eligible DC charter schools participating in "Race to the Top." The authors estimated: (1) teacher effectiveness in DCPS and eligible DC charter schools during the 2011-2012 school year; and (2)…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Value Added Models, Public Schools, Charter Schools
Garrett, Kristi – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2011
Measuring a teacher's effectiveness in quantifiable ways is a logical step in a society driven by the SMART goals (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely objectives) that pervade modern management. The idea of using student performance on standardized tests to judge a teacher's effectiveness picked up steam after the Obama…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Standardized Tests, Evaluation Methods, Teacher Effectiveness
McGair, Charles D. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Many theories, methods, and practices are utilized to evaluate teachers with the intention of determining teacher effectiveness to better inform decisions about retention, tenure, certification and performance-based pay. In the 21st century there has been a renewed emphasis on teacher evaluation in public schools, largely due to federal "Race…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Models, Standards, Teacher Evaluation
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Tanenbaum, Courtney; Boyle, Andrea; Graczewski, Cheryl; James-Burdumy, Susanne; Dragoset, Lisa; Hallgren, Kristin – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2015
One objective of the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) School Improvement Grants (SIG) and Race to the Top (RTT) program is to help states enhance their capacity to support the turnaround of low-performing schools. This capacity may be important, given how difficult it is to produce substantial and sustained achievement gains in low-performing…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Educational Improvement, Educational Change, Grants
Michael J. Feuer; Robert E. Floden; Naomi Chudowsky; Judie Ahn – National Academy of Education, 2013
Teacher preparation programs (TPPs) are where prospective teachers gain a foundation of knowledge about pedagogy and subject matter, as well as early exposure to practical classroom experience. Although competence in teaching, as in all professions, is shaped significantly by on-the-job experiences and continuous learning, the programs that…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Program Evaluation, Educational Quality, Teacher Effectiveness