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Panel recommends L.A. Unified teacher overhauls
- 03-17-2010
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By Adolfo Guzman-Lopez/KPCC
A 35-member L.A. Unified School District panel meeting tonight expects to forward recommendations to the district’s board of education. If they go into effect, they’d significantly change the way the district evaluates and pays its teachers. Former L.A. Unified school board member Marlene Canter is on the Teacher Effectiveness Task Force. She told KPCC’s AirTalk that the group took on some big questions — "How are teachers going to be evaluated and is that going to be fair." The panel would like teacher evaluations to factor in grades from parents and students, along with student test scores. In a statement, L.A. Unified’s teachers’ union said it was opposed to undermining seniority protections. (more...)
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