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School Districts Ranked by Teacher Effectiveness
In Tennessee and a few other states, teacher effectiveness can be assessed on the basis of the student achievement gains of their students. ECF has a chart that ranks school districts by the...
View ArticlePer Pupil Spending vs. Achievement Growth (by district)
As has been demonstrated in many studies, student achievement gains are unrelated to spending. The present graphic displays 2011 data from Tennessee. The post Per Pupil Spending vs. Achievement Growth...
View ArticleReading Proficiency vs. Poverty (by district)
District-level reading proficiency rates reveal a clear relationship with student poverty. Some districts beat the odds, however. The post Reading Proficiency vs. Poverty (by district) appeared first...
View ArticleAre Tennessee’s Children Learning to Read?
Reading is the most essential skill that children learn in school. It is taught over a 4-5 year period that begins in preschool or kindergarten and extends to 3rd grade. Beyond 3rd grade, schooling...
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Achievement vs. Growth “Birdshot” Chart
Tennessee Growth vs. Achievement “Birdshot” Chart Tennessee schools are measured on two things: achievement, seen in TCAP and ACT results; and growth, seen in TVAAS (i.e., value-added) results. For the...
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School Ranking Charts
Tennessee was the first state to systematically gather and disseminate district and school-level value-added data in 1995. It was and is the most statistically sophisticated methodology in use. The...
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