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New Spotlight column: the politics behind the proposed PARCC delay

It starts here: Last Thursday, the state Senate Education Committee heard testimony from proponents and opponents of a draft bill…

10 years ago

NJ School Boards Assc. Oppose Delays to PARCC

NJ School Boards Association has issued a statement supporting the New Jersey's original timeline for incorporating student growth, as measured…

10 years ago

Feds to NY State: If You Delay PARCC Implementation, You Owe Us Big Bucks

If the U.S. Department of Education’s warning to New York State is an harbinger of the fed’s reaction to states…

10 years ago

AFT: “VAM is a Sham”

Stephen Sawchuk analyzes AFT Prez Randi Weingarten’s flip-flop on the use of student standardized test scores in teacher evaluations.  In…

11 years ago

Teachers are Getting Smarter; Can We Smarten Up Too?

Yesterday’s New York Times editorial section includes a column by  Frank Bruni regarding a partnership between the U.S. Department of…

11 years ago

NCTQ on New Jersey’s Teacher Evaluation System

The National Council on Teacher Quality has just released its 2013 report on states’ progress in improving teacher evaluation systems.…

11 years ago

Some Good News about Data-Driven Teacher Evaluations

In today’s New York Times David Leonhardt examines a new study from the D.C. school system on its teacher evaluation…

11 years ago

Newark’s Teacher Evaluation System Is ‘Highly Encouraging’

NJ Spotlight today looks at how Newark Public Schools’ teachers performed under the new evaluation system, which was jointly approved…

11 years ago

New Spotlight Column: Is NJ Overusing Data in Assessing Student Growth and Teacher Performance?

My column today at NJ Spotlight examines the conflict between those who fear that escalating use of data in evaluating…

11 years ago

QOD: as “biggest revamps of public education in a decade work their way into classrooms”

From the Wall Street Journal:"This is the huge fulcrum moment for many of the reforms," said Rick Hess, director of…

11 years ago