What's the best way to evaluate teachers? It is certainly a controversial subject in the world of education reform policy, and recently a group of education scholars came together to take a critical look at the subject. This 13-page report from the Brookings Institution's Brown Center Task Group on Teacher Quality looks into the nature of value-added evaluation. Published in November 2010, the...

The RAND Corporation provides research on a range of topics, and has long been interested in public school reform and related matters. This website provides access to papers and commentaries produced as part of RAND's initiative on measuring teacher effectiveness. The site is designed for teachers, administrators, policymakers, and anyone else "seeking objective, nonpartisan information on...