Now, in my home state of Arizona, the legislature has ended tenure for teachers, and next year will begin rating them based on test scores.
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There are certainly people who fall into different camps on certain issues, for example people who want to use pay for performance based on test scores, school-choice advocates, people who think reading should be taught by using phonics, people who think there should be no homework, and on and on and on.
Battery life based on MobileMark test scores that will vary based on configuration.
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In February, state officials reached an agreement with the union that allows up to 40% of a teacher's rating to be based on student test scores and 60% on other measures, such as classroom observations and, potentially, student and parent surveys.
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District officials said teachers can't be fired simply because of a low rating based on student test scores.
The teacher rankings were based on student test scores that were adjusted for factors such as absenteeism, poverty, race and class size.
Meanwhile, as colleges seek more prestige and higher rankings, many are emphasizing scholarships based on high grades and test scores, not financial need.
This kind of financial aid is called academic merit aid, and few colleges offer it based just on grades and test scores alone.
To qualify for federal funding, the state is forcing the city and other school districts to judge teacher performance based in part on student test scores.
The current reality is that most schools are evaluated and funded based on reaching state standards and test scores.
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Those who oppose the gathering momentum to evaluate teachers based in significant part on student test scores argue that it will drive good teachers from the neediest schools.
Under state law, all of New York's roughly 700 school districts must develop a system for evaluating teachers based on a mix of standardized test scores, classroom observations and other measures.
Some people think that teachers should be like commissioned salespeople, receiving pay based on end-of-year test scores.
Students' test scores are based on their precise age, because even a month can make a difference in the development of young children.
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As in many districts this year, 20% of fourth- through eighth-grade teachers' evaluations will be based on an analysis of the change in students' test scores year-over-year.
Based on her scores in February from a widely used psychological test called the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, Guyton's mental illness is in remission.
But union leaders worry that in New York, where teacher evaluations are based in part on student test results, teachers will be blamed for low scores.
The 11 finalists were culled from 42 semifinalists Thursday afternoon, with spellers advancing based on a formula that combined their scores from a computerized spelling and vocabulary test with their performance in two onstage rounds.
The field was whittled down from 42 semifinalists Thursday afternoon, with spellers advancing based on a formula that combined their scores from a computerized spelling and vocabulary test with their performance in two onstage rounds.
New York City and state officials have long warned that test scores likely would drop as the state switched to a test based on new standards that force students to think more critically.
StudentAid.com, which launched earlier this year, asks students for detailed financial information and their GPAs and standardized test scores to create detailed cost estimates for up to 10 universities, based on each college's financial aid award formula.
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