teacher effectiveness Archives

We built evaluation for accountability–now it’s time to build it for growth

January 8, 2026 by Jena Draper, RefynED

Real leadership means moving past outdated educator evaluation processes and redesigning it around evidence, clarity, and authentic feedback.

Teacher evaluations have been the subject of debate for decades. Breakthroughs have been attempted but rarely sustained. Researchers have learned that context, transparency, and autonomy matter.

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Taking on teacher attrition

February 27, 2018February 20, 2018 by Hilary Scharton

We once believed that teacher effectiveness dramatically increased for the first three to five years on the job and then plateaued. But recent research suggests that substantial growth in…

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Report: States improve teacher policies

December 15, 2015December 10, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Teacher policies across the U.S. averaged a C- grade, according to the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), which on Dec. 8 released its ninth annual State Teacher…

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Gates Foundation: Test scores not enough for teacher evaluation

January 9, 2013 by From staff and wire reports

After three years of research on measuring teacher effectiveness, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Jan. 8 that it takes multiple measures to most accurately evaluate teachers.

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What the U.S. can learn about improving teacher effectiveness

March 19, 2011March 17, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

U.S. policy makers and educators should look to high-performing global education systems for valuable lessons as they seek to develop systems that improve teacher and school leader effectiveness,…

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D.C. schools to use data from teacher evaluation system in new ways

February 14, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Although the main purpose of the District's new teacher evaluation system is to rate teachers' effectiveness, officials are beginning to use the fresh troves of data it generates…