a numerical measure of a school’s success, for better or worse, is still how well students perform in their state tests. The performance index measures the test results of every student ...

All this makes TIP a fine example of the performance index as a tool of soft power. It also, for some, demonstrates the risk that indices oversimplify and go further than the data warrant.

a numerical measure of a school’s success, for better or worse, is still how well students perform in their state tests. The performance index measures the test results of every student ...