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California bucks U.S. trend on teacher evaluations
- 10-26-2011
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By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times
About two-thirds of states have made significant changes in teacher evaluations in the last two years, with many for the first time taking into account student achievement in such high-stakes decisions as granting tenure protections and dismissing instructors for poor performance. California is a notable exception. Critics insist the state is trailing the nation in this area while others applaud California for resisting unproven strategies. The nationwide snapshot comes from a report released Wednesday by the Washington-based National Council on Teacher Quality, which compiles data and advocates for policies it favors. These include teacher performance reviews that take into consideration students' academic growth and use this as the primary criterion for evaluating teachers, in addition to weighing other evidence of student learning. (more...)
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