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Teacher Evaluations (No Child Left Behind (Valued standardized testing…
Teacher Evaluations
No Child Left Behind
Introduced by George W Bust in 2001
Backed by Children's Defense Fund
Stated 100% of students would be math and reading proficient by 2014
Valued standardized testing
Mandated yearly testing in years 3-8
High risks with little guidance
A Nation at Risk
Written by team headed by Ted Bell
US Secretary of Ed under Reagan
Pitted states against one another with his wall chart
1982, appointed National Commission on Excellence in Education
Rallied against "teacher mediocrity"
Genesis for educational standards and teacher accountability movement.
Key recommendations included:
Improving teacher quality
increasing expectations for students
Increasing rigor in High Schools
Adding 1 hour to school day
Adding 40 days to the school year
Teacher merit pay
by 1988, merit pay was losing steam
excessive administrative reporting
disheartening for teachers
Desegregation
Not a focus of Reagan who opposed busing
Busing struck down in 1999
Achievement gap widened afterward
Minority dropouts increased
High quality teachers left low income schools
Wendy Kopp "Desegregation was successful in raising student achievement over teacher accountability efforts"