State Teacher Policy Yearbook 2011

2011 State Teacher Policy Yearbook

(click to see state's results)

Overall

D+

Area 1: Delivering well prepared teachers

Area 2: Expanding the pool of teachers

C-

Area 3: Identifying effective teachers

D+

Area 4: Retaining effective teachers

C-

Area 5: Exiting ineffective teachers

D+

Florida received a B in the 2011 Yearbook—the highest overall teacher policy grade this year.
7 states earned grades of C+ and higher: Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Oklahoma, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Tennessee. These are the highest grades in Yearbook history.
28 state grades improved in 2011 over state performance in 2009. Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois and Rhode Island demonstrated the most progress on state teacher policy for 2011.
Student achievement/growth is required to be the preponderant criterion in teacher evaluations in 12 states.