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LA Board Wants Test Scores Part of Teacher Reviews

San Jose Mercury News (CA)

The Los Angeles Unified School District board has endorsed the controversial system of using student scores on standardized tests as a way to measure teacher performance. The board on Thursday authorized district Superintendent Ramon Cortines to start negotiating with unions to develop a new system to evaluate teachers and administrators that includes using so-called value-added data.

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