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Using Competency-Based Evaluation to Drive Teacher Excellence: Lessons from Singapore [pdf]

Many of Singapore’s lower-achieving students are learning at levels higher than gifted-student curricula in U.S. schools. What is the secret to Singapore’s success? One element stands out: the development and thorough use of performance-linked “competencies” to measure, reward, and develop teacher performance. This report was written with support from The Joyce Foundation.