tenure

New Newsworks Column: Why Data-Driven Teacher Evaluations Are Here to Stay in New Jersey

It starts here:The New Jersey Department of Education just released the "2013-2014 Final Educator Evaluation Implementation Report," which lays out…

9 years ago

About That $15 Million That NJEA Spent on Anti-PARCC Propaganda To Fight “The Corporate Reform Agenda”

From today's NJ Spotlight on New Jersey's first year of value-added teacher evaluations, which rated 97% of teachers and principals…

9 years ago

NJEA Prez Plays Defense after DOE Issues Findings that 97.2% of N.J. Teachers are Effective Educators

While we do not yet know how many teachers may be subject to discipline once this year’s evaluations are completed,…

9 years ago

The Stakes on “High-Stakes Tests” are Actually Pretty Low

I think the stakes are either overstated or understated depending on which side of the argument you’re on. Both sides…

10 years ago

QOD: N.J. School Boards Opposes Assembly’s Anti-PARCC Bill

From NJSBA's Legislative Update, which cites the Association's testimony against A-4190 because the bill could "jeopardize federal funding," "frustrat[e]" tenure…

10 years ago

New Newsworks Column: N.J.’s Anti-Testing Bill is Really About Teacher Tenure

It starts here:New Jersey State Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan's (D-South Plainfield)  new opt-out-of-testing proposal, A-4165, guts the ability of parents, teachers,…

10 years ago

Americans Want Democratic Candidates Who Will “Modernize the Teaching Profession”

Third Way, a global research group, has a report today on a recent survey that asked voters what they want…

10 years ago

Why N.J. (Still) Needs Tenure Reform

From N.J. School Boards Association's Board Notes regarding the case of a gym teacher who taught for two years and…

10 years ago

New Newsworks Column: Here’s What’s Wrong with the Way We Pay Teachers

It starts here: As children and district staff head back to school this week, policy-makers and educators continue to wrangle…

10 years ago

QOD: Why We (Still, New Jersey) Need Tenure Reform

From Bellwether's new report, "Teacher Evaluations in an Era of Rapid Change: From “Unsatisfactory" to “Needs Improvement":Nationwide, it’s rare to…

10 years ago