Head on over to their site to see John Merrow, PBS NewsHour's education correspondent, and Jordan Henry, a teacher in the LAUSD, battle it out. Perhaps more importantly, you can vote—that yes, you think student data should be used to evaluate teachers, or that no, you do not.
Be sure to catch up on the value-added analysis debate before voting. And please do us the favor of also weighing in below.
Using the film as inspiration: What question should we ask next?
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