Estimating Teacher and School Effectiveness in Pittsburgh: Value-Added Modeling and Results

Stephen Lipscomb, Brian Gill, Kevin Booker and Matthew Johnson

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Abstract: This report describes Mathematica's work in developing value-added models (VAMs) that estimate teachers’ and schools’ contributions to the achievement of their students, and assisting the Pittsburgh Public Schools in developing performance-based pay plans for teachers and principals.

Keywords: Value-Added Modeling; Pittsburgh; Teacher effectiveness; School Effectiveness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 60
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