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Value-Added Models for the Pittsburgh Public Schools, 2014-15 School Year
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Value-Added Models for the Pittsburgh Public Schools, 2014-15 School Year

Published: May 03, 2016
Publisher: Oakland, CA: Mathematica Policy Research
Human Services Education Teacher and Principal Effectiveness

Associated Project

Assessing Teacher Effectiveness in Pittsburgh Public Schools

Time frame: 2009–2020

Prepared for:

Pittsburgh Public Schools

At the request of Pittsburgh Public Schools and the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, Mathematica has developed value-added models that aim to estimate the contributions of individual teachers and schools to the achievement of their students. This report summarizes Mathematica's current use of value-added models to assess educational quality in Pittsburgh Public Schools, updating our 2014 report on the same topic.

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