Schools Matter: Evolution (?) of Arne Duncan's position on the use of standardized tests for teacher evaluation

Schools Matter: Evolution (?) of Arne Duncan's position on the use of standardized tests for teacher evaluation:

Evolution (?) of Arne Duncan's position on the use of standardized tests for teacher evaluation

by skrashen

Arne Duncan’s position on the use of value-added test scores seems to have changed in the last two years. In August, 2010, he seems to be saying that test score gains are a measure of teacher effectiveness. In May, 2011, he seems to want to use value-added measures as part of teacher evaluation, and in February, 2012 he seems to be against the whole idea.

August, 2010: Effectiveness = gains on tests (value-added)?
“U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Monday that parents have a right to know if their children's teachers are effective, endorsing the public release of information about how well individual teachers fare at