New York Measuring Teachers by Test Scores
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In an ambitious experiment, some 2,500 teachers in the city are being measured on how much their students improve on standardized tests.
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Gone are the days when teachers' salaries rose automatically with years of experience, or academic credits. In this idyllic Mississippi River town, teachers get an annual raise only if they set and fulfill performance goals.
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Elementary and middle schoolers posted solid gains in math and more modest improvements in reading in national test results released Tuesday.
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American public schools are struggling to attract and retain high-quality teachers. Is it time we paid them for performance?
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Large percentages of high school seniors are posting weak scores on national math and reading tests even though more of them are taking challenging courses and getting higher grades in school, two reports released Thursday show.
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The nation's fourth- and eighth-graders continue to improve steadily in mathematics, and fourth-grade reading achievement is on the rise, according to test scores released yesterday. Black and Hispanic students are also making broad gains, though significant achievement gaps persist.
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U.S. eighth-grade students are improving in science and math compared with international peers, but the nation's fourth-graders have stagnant scores and are slipping behind in both subjects, according to a study of achievement across the globe.
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The education policy of the Bush administration is founded on two pillars: standardized testing and charter schools.    However, as reported in this New York Times article (see also the audio archive at NPR or nonsubscription coverage at the Boston Globe) , the US Department of Education's own testing data show that nationwide, charter schools are, in aggregate, lagging their public counterparts.
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Mike Baker examines the factors that combine to make a good teacher.
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Facts and figures about the Feb. 5 presidential primary in New York state:
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For nearly six years, the federal government has defined school success mainly by how many students pass state reading and math tests. But a growing number of educators and lawmakers are pushing to give more weight to graduation rates, achievement in science and history and even physical education.
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Â· Sats make English pupils most tested in the world  Â· Parents sceptical of league tables, GTC study finds
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Annual tables showing the test results of thousands of England's primary schools have been published.
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In the nation&#39;s first comparison of test scores between children in charter schools and regular public schools, students in traditional public schools fared better than similar students in charter schools, The New York Times reported today.
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American eighth-graders improved their math and science scores on an international test last year, but fourth-graders&#39; scores were flat and all students
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Quantitative measures, the controversial linchpin of the Bush administration&#39;s approach to improving education, appear to have exposed performance problems with a favored alternative to public schools: the charter school.
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Merit pay tied to student test scores seems all the rage in some educational circles, but many teachers think it's an idea whose time hasn't come.