Stories matching tag 'Value Added'

OPINION: Value-added assessments: has the data been cooked?

LAUSD teacher David Lyell spoke to future Superintendent John Deasy about value-added assessments, budget cuts and non-mandated testing. [...]

OPINION: Walk in the shoes of a teacher

While the Great Education Debate continues, the teachers are on the front lines learning who their students are and what they need. No data necessary. [...]

High stakes teaching and the “value added” sham

A recent LA Times article stamped LAUSD educators “ineffective” or “effective” based solely on their students’ standardized test scores. [...]