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Measuring School and Teacher Value Added for IMPACT and TEAM in DC Public Schools

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  • Eric Isenberg
  • Heinrich Hock

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This report describes the design of a value-added model to measure school and teacher performance in the District of Columbia Public Schools. It presents the main features of the method in nontechnical terms, data used, and technical details of the statistical methods.

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  • Eric Isenberg & Heinrich Hock, 2010. "Measuring School and Teacher Value Added for IMPACT and TEAM in DC Public Schools," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 42dd1ff2d7eb46948f98d8e9c, Mathematica Policy Research.
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    4. Oketch, Moses & Rolleston, Caine & Rossiter, Jack, 2021. "Diagnosing the learning crisis: What can value-added analysis contribute?," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 87(C).
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