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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.

	Education Consumers Foundation recognizes Tennessee's most effective elementary and middle schools The ECF has launched a recognition program in Tennessee to highlight the achievements of the top 20% of elementary and middle schools as measured by value-added performance. Click here for more information.
	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.
	Winners of the 2008 Value-Added Achievement Awards Announced 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 2008 Elementary and Middle School Performance Charts.
	Education Consumers Foundation releases new report: Effective Schools, Common Practices The ECF sent a researcher to interview principals of six of the most effective schools in Tennessee; read the Foundation's new report to learn about the 12 practices that all of these six schools have in common.

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Progress measured, principals honored (May 12, 2008) – Schools honored by the 2008 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.