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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Union head to propose tying test scores, teacher evaluations - washingtonpost.com

Union head to propose tying test scores, teacher evaluations - washingtonpost.com:


"The president of the nation's second-largest teachers union is proposing a new way to incorporate student test scores into teacher evaluations and has asked a well-known mediator to develop methods of expediting disciplinary cases against teachers, according to the text of a speech made public Monday night.

Randi Weingarten of the 1.4 million-member American Federation of Teachers plans to deliver the speech Tuesday. Union officials describe it as a major effort to address flash points in labor-management relations."