On this week’s Dropout Nation Podcast, I discuss the importance and validity of using Value-Added Assessment in evaluating teachers. Contrary to the arguments of Linda Darling-Hammond, Diane Ravitch, Paul Barton and others, Value-Added Assessment (and the underlying standardized tests) are the best, most-objective evidence of how teachers will perform over time — and a key measure in improving teacher quality.
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