They linked test results with teachers, producing a value-added rating reflecting how much that teacher helped raise student scores.
But linking test scores to teacher evaluations, Ms. Aoki said, means "the potential is there for the test frenzy to get worse than it is under No Child Left Behind".
Organizers of the promotion believe that linking testing to the Ladies First concerts -- shows heavy on girl power that draw young, predominantly African-American hip-hop fans -- is a sure way to reach a few major at-risk groups.
Educators and policymakers with funds would do better buying curricular materials or PC's for teachers than raising salaries, according to a new analysis linking test scores to state policy initiatives and education spending patterns.
The interpretive argument is illustrated through the chain of inferences linking test performance to a decision and their underlying assumptions.
Innovative approaches to linking testing and care in some settings have led to identification of early infections, improved receipt of test results and expedited initiation of therapy.
There is much research linking test scores to parent income and zip code, but very little linking test scores to success in college.
Teachers' unions back the standards as well, though they oppose linking test results to teachers' pay.
Arne Duncan denied that linking test scores to career outcomes could drive educators to criminally manipulate the system.
Linking tests with solutions ― with help from doctors ― will reduce costs and enable patients to access more solutions, less-expensive solutions and more personalized solutions.
