Hanna Skandera Quotations

We were looking for something that was valid and reliable . . . for something that would measure teacher effectiveness that was neutral. This measures student improvement and the value that teachers bring to student improvement.

Those are the things I want to highlight.

Every state gets to choose their tests and to define the achievement levels required. And so states vary widely in their expectations of what students should know.

This is more about a different way of trying to measure progress than trying to favor any group of students or schools.