State of the States 2015: Evaluating Teaching, Leading and Learning

Sandi Jacobs, Kathryn Doherty

This report presents the most comprehensive and up-to-date policy trends on how states are evaluating teachers. It also breaks new ground by providing a look at the policy landscape on principal effectiveness. Finally, this report examines state efforts to connect the dots – that is, use the results of evaluations to better inform practice and make decisions of consequence for teachers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

See below for state summaries and recommendations.