Measuring schooling effectiveness

Measuring schooling effectiveness is critical to improving education outcomes. SAS Education Value-Added Assessment System (EVAAS) for K-12, recently saw its 1-millionth login. Four states – Tennessee, Ohio, Pennsylvania and North Carolina – use the software-as-a-service (SaaS) statewide. SAS EVAAS for K-12 lets users analyze and report on student learning growth over the school year, a key metric in evaluating schooling effectiveness. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides $100 billion for education, making better evaluation a major emphasis. The milestone login occurred in Tennessee, where Dr. William Sanders developed the EVAAS methodology more than 20 years ago. SAS EVAAS for K-12 is also used by the South Carolina Teacher Advancement Program (SCTAP).