Los Angeles teachers' evaluation victory bucks a trend

Los Angeles teacher appraisals won't be based on 'value added,' increasingly being used across the country. Now a key question is how test scores will figure in.

The recent groundbreaking agreement over evaluations for educators in the Los Angeles school district is a major victory for the teachers union because it limits the use of a controversial — but increasingly widespread — measurement of teacher effectiveness.

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