States Promise Evaluations for ESEA Waivers
States provided more teacher-evaluation details to receive NCLB waivers, but at bottom most states have many promises to keep. Read Full Post >
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February 10, 2012
February 09, 2012
The Challenge of Teaching Higher-Order Skills
Data from teacher evaluations could provide insight into the overall quality of instruction in America's schools. Read Full Post >
January 24, 2012
Reports: Don't Forget Professional Development in Evaluation
A pair of new reports outlines how districts can think about using revised teacher evaluation systems to improve the quality of the teaching force. Read Full Post >
January 12, 2012
NYC's Evaluation Impasse: From 'Transformation' to 'Turnaround'?
New York City schools Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott has lobbed the next volley in an escalating conflict with the teachers' union over a new evaluation system. Read Full Post >
December 14, 2011
TNTP to Incorporate Student Surveys into Evaluations
Teacher-training group TNTP plans to incorporate a student-feedback measure into the system it's developing to evaluate its teachers, becoming one of first organizations in the nation to use such measures formally. Read Full Post >
November 30, 2011
Student Achievement, Observations Correlated in Chicago Pilot
Both a value-added method and a series of observations identified the same teachers as particularly high or low-performing under Chicago's teacher-evaluation pilot, a new study concludes. Read Full Post >
November 28, 2011
States' ESEA Waiver Bids Murky on Teacher Evaluations
Only five of the 11 states that have applied for ESEA waivers have a firm mechanism in place for implementing teacher-evaluation systems statewide, according to a review of the plans. Read Full Post >
November 18, 2011
UTLA President Responds to Members' Evaluation Push
UTLA's president responds to an initiative by members to force a teacher-evaluation vote. Read Full Post >
November 16, 2011
Teacher Evaluations in Los Angeles Headed to the Courts?
A group of Los Angeles parents are threatening to sue the school district unless it begins to conduct teacher evaluations that comply with state law. Read Full Post >
November 16, 2011
EdWeek Unveils Special Report on Labor-Management Collaboration
EdWeek unveils its new special report on labor-management collaboration. Read Full Post >
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