
‘No big payoffs’ to teacher evaluation push
Teacher-effectiveness programs funded by the Gates Foundation didn’t improve students’ achievement, reports Madeline Will in Ed Week. A RAND analysis, also funded by Gates, found “no big payoffs in terms of improved graduation [rates] or achievement of students in general, and low-income and minority students in particular,” said Brian Stecher, the lead author. . . . the Gates Foundation gave grants to three large school districts—Memphis, Tenn. (which merged with Shelby Coun