Potential sources of invalidity when using teacher value-added and principal observational estimates: artificial inflation, deflation, and conflation

Response to Audrey Amrein‐beardsley

“…It is important to point out that using multiple measures as such often goes awry when put into practice, for example, when educational policymakers, leaders, and the like (inordinately, perpetually, and sometimes via policy) use standardized tests to trump or dismiss what they oft-deem as the faulty (e.g., subjective) measures used in tandem. This counters good practice (AERA et al, 2000;Amrein-Beardsley & Geiger, 2019).…”

Teacher Recruitment and Retention: Local Strategies, Global Inspiration

“…As a consequence, a cacophony of compensation schemes have emerged, including signing bonuses, forgiveness of student loans in exchange for a commitment to teach in hard-to-staff schools, stipends for board-certified teachers (Hirsch, 2005), and pay for performance merit increases (Hill & Jones, 2020). Because teacher pay has not kept pace with inflation (Amrein-Beardsley & Geiger, 2019) and is not comparable with other professions of equivalent education and training (Ingersoll et al., 2014; OECD, 2015), housing benefits have emerged as another commonsense approach to attract and keep teachers (Honawar, 2006). These housing benefits also include giving teachers living stipends or offering discounts on home rentals and purchases.…”

“What Should the Future of Educational Accountability Look Like?”: A Response to Brian Gill

“…It is important to point out that using multiple measures as such often goes awry when put into practice, for example, when educational policymakers, leaders, and the like (inordinately, perpetually, and sometimes via policy) use standardized tests to trump or dismiss what they oft‐deem as the faulty (e.g., subjective) measures used in tandem. This counters good practice (AERA et al., 2000; Amrein‐Beardsley & Geiger, 2019).…”