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Learn how states are creating equivalency or approval processes for district evaluation systems.
This report, produced by Public Impact for the University of Virginia’s School Turnaround Specialist Program, describes how using competencies that predict performance can improve turnaround... Read more »
The complete recipe for Singapore’s educational success is not public, but one element stands out: the development and thorough use of performance-linked “competencies” to measure, reward, and... Read more »
This Key Issue defines performance-based assessment, outlines benefits of using it to identify and support teachers, and offers strategies for assessing teachers in this way.
Data provide a way to assess what students are learning and the extent to which students are making progress toward goals. In this paper, What Works Clearinghouse describes how data can provide... Read more »
This report from American Institutes for Research provides guidance on how to successfully use student learning objectives (SLOs) in performance-based compensation systems. The report introduces SLOs... Read more »
In recent years, education stakeholders have increasingly turned to human resources policies on teacher tenure, compensation, and evaluation as leverage points for improving teacher quality.