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Direct linkWhitehurst, Grover; Chingos, Matthew M.; Lindquist, Katharine – Education Next, 2015
This article contributes to the body of knowledge on teacher evaluation systems by examining the actual design and performance of new teacher-evaluation systems in four school districts that are at the forefront of the effort to evaluate teachers meaningfully. The authors find first that the ratings assigned teachers by the districts'…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Teacher Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Scores
Chingos, Matthew M.; Peterson, Paul E. – Education Next, 2013
In 1996, Cardinal John J. O'Connor, archbishop of New York, proposed to Rudy Crew, chancellor of the New York City public school system, that the city's most troubled public-school students be sent to Catholic schools, where he would see that they were given an education. New York City's mayor at that time, Rudolph Giuliani, a…
Descriptors: Educational Vouchers, Enrollment Influences, Intervention, Developmental Studies Programs
Chingos, Matthew M.; Henderson, Michael; West, Martin – Education Next, 2010
Never before have Americans had greater access to information about school quality. Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), all school districts are required to distribute annual report cards detailing student achievement levels at each of their schools. Local newspapers frequently cover the release of state test results, emphasizing…
Descriptors: Report Cards, Academic Achievement, Access to Information, Educational Quality
Peterson, Paul E.; Chingos, Matthew M. – Education Next, 2009
The federal law No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requires states to "restructure" any school that fails for six years running to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) toward full proficiency on the part of all students by the year 2014. The law provides a number of restructuring options, including turning over the school's management to a private…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, School Restructuring, School Administration, Educational Improvement
