Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in The Best Articles & Posts On Education Policy In 2015 – Part Two):

Value-Added Models (VAMs): Caveat Emptor is a new report from The American Statistical Association. Thanks to Paul Bruno for sharing it on Twitter. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The “Value-Added” Approach Towards Teacher Evaluation.

‘Don’t Wait For An Act Of Congress’: Union Chief On Politics And Testing is from NPR.

Advancing Deeper Learning Under ESSA: Seven Priorities is from Stanford. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About “Deeper Learning.”

When School Districts Get Deliberate About Desegregation is from The Atlantic. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About School Desegregation (& Segregation) – Help Me Find More.

Outspoken CPS principal known as Emanuel critic ousted from Lakeview school is from The Chicago Tribune.

Chalkbeat, the online education publication with branches in multiple states, has revised their design. You can now access all their editions in one place.

Teach for America applications fall again, diving 35 percent in three years is from The Washington Post. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles Raising Concerns About Teach For America.