Abstract Evaluation and training are important features of the employment relationship
between teachers and the schools they work for. The first feature, evaluation, involves …

This paper reports on a field experiment in 82 high schools trialing a low-cost intervention in
schools' operations: teachers working in the same school observed and scored each other's …

When a researcher tests an educational program, product, or policy in a randomized
controlled trial and detects a significant effect on an outcome, the intervention is usually …

In France, secondary school teachers are evaluated every five to six years by senior experts
from the Ministry of Education. These evaluations involve the supervision of one class …

Most teacher evaluation policies in the United States seek to improve student outcomes by
providing developmental supports to grow teachers' skills and by imposing accountability …

Evidence suggests that adapting teaching responsively to pupil assessment can be effective
in improving students' learning. However, existing studies tend to be small-scale, leaving …

This article investigates the relationship between school-level factors associated with school
quality and progress in student attainment in English secondary schools. Furthermore, it …

Students in East-Asian countries consistently score in the top in international assessments.
One possible explanation for this success is their use of'Lesson study'to enhance teaching …

US state and local policy frameworks treat teacher evaluation as balancing two aims:
accountability and skill development. I develop a model of teacher effectiveness and detail …

We evaluate the" Boost for Reading", an in-service training program for teachers aimed at
improving the teaching of literacy and boosting students' reading and writing proficiency …