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    Is "Value-Added" Teacher Evaluation Model Constitutional?

    September 24, 2015

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    David P. Thompson

    In 2011, the state of Florida passed its Student Success Act, the cornerstone of which is a teacher evaluation systems that employed a “value-added” component that seeks to isolate the effects of teachers on individual student performance.  The legislation specifically...

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    David's Texas House Public Education Testimony 5/11/2016

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    April 18, 2016

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    Former Texas Student’s Title IX and Section 1983 Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Dismissed for Untimely Filing

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    Superintendent Entitled to Qualified Immunity in First Amendment Retaliation Claim

    December 17, 2015

    David's Texas Senate Education Committee Testimony 12/7/2015

    December 9, 2015

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