Performance Evaluations: Inherently Biased and Not Good for Students Among the favorite attacks on teachers lately is the claim that union protections such as tenure and seniority protect bad teachers. As with most occupations, we want the best quality possible. Seniority-based layoffs seem to undermine this goal. ...
Use A Test, Go to Jail Thanks to Robert Skeels, from the Solidaridad Blog for posting this report from Fairtest: NCLB Fuels School-to-Prison Pipeline: New Report. According to the report, NCLB’s emphasis on test scores and its consequences for failing to meet them, puts ...