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Teacher and Principal Value-Added: Research Findings and Implementation Practices

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  • Stephen Lipscomb
  • Bing-ru Teh
  • Brian Gill
  • Hanley Chiang
  • Antoniya Owens

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This report summarizes research findings and implementation practices for teacher and principal value-added models (VAM) as a first step in the Team Pennsylvania Foundation’s pilot project to inform the development of a full, statewide model evaluation system.

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  • Stephen Lipscomb & Bing-ru Teh & Brian Gill & Hanley Chiang & Antoniya Owens, "undated". "Teacher and Principal Value-Added: Research Findings and Implementation Practices," Mathematica Policy Research Reports b024faae6179407da5b887263, Mathematica Policy Research.
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