New Report out by TNTP

The New Teacher Project, has just published a report on how schools measure teacher effectiveness. It argues that teachers are too often thought of as "widgets" (thus, the title of the report - "The Widget Effect") instead of individuals. The authors conclude that schools 

“fail to distinguish great teaching from good, good from fair, and fair from poor. A teacher’s effectiveness – the most important factor for schools in improving student achievement – is not measured, recorded, or used to inform decision-making in any meaningful way.”

To read the report, go to widgeteffect.org