We launched Race to the Top -- the most meaningful reform for our public schools in a generation -- to invest in innovative State plans that support and improve teacher effectiveness and student achievement.

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There seems to be no correlation between student perception of the effectiveness of teaching (as measured by RateMyProfessor.com) and faculty compensation, for example, but professors who teach a lot get paid somewhat more than those that do not.

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Central to evaluating teacher quality and effectiveness must be periodic and regular student achievement tests and scoring.

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