The National Council on Teacher Quality today released "State of the States 2015: Evaluating Teaching, Leading and Learning," which provides a lay of the land on state teacher and principal evaluation policy in 2015. The report finds that more rigorous policies are continuing to take root across the states, with 43 states requiring that student achievement and growth be included in teacher evaluations; 35 of the 43 require it to be a significant factor.
State of the States 2015: Evaluating Teaching, Leading and Learning Press Release
Forty-two States and D.C. Require Objective Measures of Student Achievement in Teacher Evaluation; But Implementation Challenges Remain
2015
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