Mark Berends
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Grant
School Improvement in Indiana: Exploring Differences among Charter, Voucher Private, and Traditional Public High Schools
Most school choice research to date has examined impacts on K-8 students' test scores and non-cognitive outcomes, with comparatively little research on longer-term attainment outcomes such as high school graduation and college enrollment. This project will examine how school choice in different sectors (charter, Catholic, other private, and public schools) is related to student outcomes in high school and postsecondary education. The project will also explore whether attending different type...
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Award number:
R305A190340
FY2012
Single-Session Panels
report
Descriptive Study
Comparing Estimates of Teacher Value-Added Based on Criterion- and Norm-Referenced Tests
Recent changes to state laws on accountability have prompted school districts to design teacher performance evaluation systems that incorporate student achievement (student growth) as a major component. As a consequence, some states and districts are considering teacher value-added models as part of teacher performance evaluations. Value-added models use statistical techniques to estimate teachers' (or schools') contributions to growth in student achievement over time. Designers of new perfor...
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