Schools Matter: Educational Groups Only Oppose INVALID Ways of Measuring Teacher Accountability

Schools Matter: Educational Groups Only Oppose INVALID Ways of Measuring Teacher Accountability:

Educational Groups Only Oppose INVALID Ways of Measuring Teacher Accountability

by skrashen

Sent to the Los Angeles Times, August 20

Educational Groups Only Oppose Invalid Ways of Measuring Teacher Accountability

“A Capitol Force” (August 19) claims that educational groups such as the California Teachers Union are opposed to increased teacher accountability. Not so. These groups are opposed to using measures that base teacher ratings on student test scores.

A number of studies have shown that rating teachers using test score gains does not give consistent results. Different tests produce different ratings, and the same teacher’s ratings can vary from year to year, sometimes