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Of Testing And Tablespoons: Evaluating The Use Of Student Test Scores For Teacher Assessment, Daniel Straw Aug 2012

Of Testing And Tablespoons: Evaluating The Use Of Student Test Scores For Teacher Assessment, Daniel Straw

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This note argues that the use of student test scores as a significant part of teacher evaluations has no rational basis in law, and therefore the government should instead focus on performance-based assessments and take steps to elevate the status of teaching as a profession.