@report {557666, title = {Are Practice-Based Teacher Evaluations and Teacher Effectiveness Linked in TNTP{\textquoteright}s "Performance Assessment System (PAS)"?}, year = {2012}, month = {06/19}, institution = {Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University}, abstract = {

The CEPR report, {\textquotedblleft}Are Practice-Based Teacher Evaluations and Teacher Effectiveness Linked in TNTP{\textquoteright}s Performance Assessment System (PAS)?{\textquotedblright} examines the evaluation system for first-year Louisiana teachers trained by TNTP, a national nonprofit organization focused on improving teacher performance.\  The authors conclude that there is a modest positive relationship between teachers{\textquoteright} PAS scores and actual student achievement growth in math and reading.\  The analysis also suggests that, with some technical improvements, the PAS could become an even better predictor of student academic outcomes.

}, author = {John H. Tyler and Brian A. Jacob and Shaun M. Dougherty and Havala J. Hanson and Jon B. Fullerton and Corinne M. Herlihy} }