Hopper tries, hits wall in changing school teacher evaluations thenorthwestern.com Oshkosh Northwestern:
"Teachers' unions have long opposed linking test scores with evaluations and teacher pay because they believe it's unfair to judge a teacher's performance on a single test. They also note the tests can be flawed, don't test every subject, and that many students learn from more than one teacher.
But in a statement issued Friday, Wisconsin Education Association Council president Mary Bell said, 'In any legislative changes, we support the use of multiple measures when evaluating educators.'
She also said any reform must be carefully evaluated for fairness to teachers because changes in the law will be applied whether or not the money follows."
"Teachers' unions have long opposed linking test scores with evaluations and teacher pay because they believe it's unfair to judge a teacher's performance on a single test. They also note the tests can be flawed, don't test every subject, and that many students learn from more than one teacher.
But in a statement issued Friday, Wisconsin Education Association Council president Mary Bell said, 'In any legislative changes, we support the use of multiple measures when evaluating educators.'
She also said any reform must be carefully evaluated for fairness to teachers because changes in the law will be applied whether or not the money follows."