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The debate not about journalists, unions, policymakers
- 09-15-2010
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Opinion by Monica Garcia/City Watch Monica Garcia is the President of the Los Angeles Board of Education
It is so exciting to begin the 2010-2011 traditional school year with all eyes in education on Los Angeles. Here at home and across this nation, a dialogue has begun about “value added” analysis of student test scores, and the ways in which student achievement data should—and should not—be used to gauge the effectiveness of individual teachers and schools. This debate cannot be about journalists, union leaders, researchers or policymakers. It must be about our students, and the quality of the instruction we are able to offer them.We have pockets of success in some places. In other places, however, we have done a poor job of “adding value” to our students’ learning. I look through this lens and can see only one conclusion: value added analysis is a critical tool in our accountability toolbox. We must use this data, and use it responsibly and in context, to steadfastly and rapidly build our way to 100% graduation. (more…)
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