This Week In Education: Exclusive? Letter Opposing Publication Of Value-Added Scores

This Week In Education: Exclusive? Letter Opposing Publication Of Value-Added Scores

Exclusive? Letter Opposing Publication Of Value-Added Scores

by Alexander Russo

"On behalf of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Greater Los Angeles, all signatories to the L.A. Compact, we urgently request that the Los Angeles Times give serious consideration to not publicly release individual teacher “value-added” or academic growth over time (AGT) ratings. So begins the