Concerns about the use of value-added models (VAM) for teacher evaluation
Date Posted: 5/29/2014 | Author: Jennifer Mitchell, CAE
For more information on current state efforts to change the way educators are evaluated, visit our new Educator Evaluation Reform Resources section of Teach the Vote.
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