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2007 Value-Added Achievement Awards for 18 of Tennessee's most effective school principals
Meet Tennessee's highest performing principals. See their school's geographic location, value-added gains, and their recipe for success. You can also compare them to other schools across the state by viewing the Foundation’s 2007 Elementary and Middle School Performance Charts.

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Value-Added Achievement Awards and School Performance Charts
Want to discover the best-performing schools in Tennessee? Click here to see how your school and district stack up against the highest performing schools in the state.

Is certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards worth the money?
States are awarding teacher-bonuses of up to $7,500/year yet 7 studies since 2002 have found negligible benefits. See an annotated list of studies including the $63.17 million cost estimate for NBPTS bonuses in the South Carolina budget.

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Announcement of 2007 Value-Added Achievement Award Winners (May 7, 2007) – Schools honored by the 2007 ECF Value-Added Achievement Awards for excelling in the basics.

School Achievement Data Goes Public (April 10, 2007) – New online tool gives consumers an easy way to gauge school performance.