Feds launch new education data tool
The federal Education Department has launched a new website that aims to provide easy access to key state and national education data for all school stakeholders.
Supporting a Data-Driven School Culture
Should student test scores be used to evaluate teachers?
The so-called value-added model is an “imperfect, but still informative” measure of teacher effectiveness, especially when it is combined with other measures, according to the preliminary results of…
Commentary: Data undermining
Unions are taking heat for their stance on using data to measure teacher quality, but school districts bear some responsibility, too.