Many personal and policy decisions turn on perceptions of school effectiveness, defined
here as the causal effect of attendance at a particular school or set of schools on student test …

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

Most education agencies have implemented new teacher evaluation systems that promise to
improve teacher performance. Post-observation performance feedback is a theoretically …

One key mechanism through which evaluation facilitates teachers' growth is principals'
feedback during teacher evaluation. In this study, we examined the relationship between …

In the wake of national interest in teacher evaluation, this book examines what we have
learned about how and whether teacher evaluation holds teachers accountable and …

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 …

Purpose Recent teacher evaluation reforms around the globe substantially increased the
number of teacher observations, consequently raising observers'(typically school …

Federal incentives and requirements under the Obama administration spurred states to
adopt major reforms to their teacher evaluation systems. We examine the effects of these …

This study's purpose is to extend our understanding of school leadership for student learning
by identifying high-leverage teacher evaluation practices that improve teaching. A …

Teacher evaluation systems and their associated incentives have produced fairly mixed
results. Our analyses are motivated by theory and descriptive evidence that accountability …