CenterView: California's Emerging Teacher Data System
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State and local education policymakers and program administrators make thousands of important decisions that impact the quality of student instruction.
This issue of CenterView, developed by the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning at WestEd, focuses on policymakers’ and administrators’ need for reliable and current data, and highlights an example of a county that improved the quality of its teaching workforce by creating a comprehensive data system.
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Copyright: 2007Format: PDF
Pages: 4
Publisher: The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning
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