Dan Walters: Using student test scores to grade California teachers has pitfalls - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News Sacramento Bee:
"Testing data seemingly introduce dispassionate objectivity into the evaluation process. Each kid's abilities are as individual as fingerprints, however. Learning is also affected by many other factors, most of which are beyond the control of the teacher, such as cultural influences, parental involvement, taxpayer financing, administrative support and availability of textbooks."
Rick Perlstein: Texas is a Fascist State
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Rick Perlstein writes in The American Prospect about a conversation with a
friend who is a journalist in Texas. His friend describes how his native
state i...
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