LA Times did research on the value added by teachers in the classroom. Everyone agrees test scores are not the sole indicator of a teachers effectiveness. When included as part of an overall evaluation, mentoring, and coaching, measurements such as these can help teachers improve their classroom effectiveness.
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What we measure in our education system matters. For too long, the discussion in Minnesota has been about money. If we only measure how much we spend, we won’t know if we are spending effectively. It is time to measure effectiveness in curricula, techniques, and teachers performance so that successes can be shared with parents and other school districts.
