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Saturday, November 28, 2009

State teachers union OK with using test scores for evaluations - News - ReviewJournal.com


State teachers union OK with using test scores for evaluations - News - ReviewJournal.com:

"In dropping their opposition to student test scores being used in teachers' performance evaluations, Nevada's teachers unions appear to be essentially adopting a compromise by the Obama administration.

While it earlier emphasized that student achievement data need to be linked with teacher performance evaluations, the Obama administration has since softened its tone after months of taking policy input from the public."