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L.A. Unified board makes first statements about test score analysis of teachers 9.1.10 - Most members say the current way of evaluating teachers needs to be reworked; some add parents deserve more information about instructors. Some criticize The Times' publication of database. ID cards, GPS allow school to know if a child is - or isn't - on the school bus 9.1.10 - It's the latest twist in the effort to ease parents' nerves and keep students safe: GPS technology to track school buses and the students who ride them. Parents can call the school to make sure their child arrived or to check if the child is late coming home. ... Boys 'being held back by women teachers' as gender stereotypes are reinforced in the classroom 9.1.10 - Women teachers are holding back boys by reprimanding them for typically male behaviour, including schoolboy pranks and being silly according to a study out today. ... Formula to Grade Teachers' Skill Gains in Use, and Critics 9.1.10 - How good is one teacher compared with another? A growing number of school districts have adopted a system called value-added modeling to answer that question, ...

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