Reforming teacher evaluations: Let’s do it - by John Affeldt and Melia Franklin
Ask students what made the most difference to their education and chances are they will point to an especially good – or bad – teacher. Ask parents about the quality of their child’s education and one of the first topics they’ll discuss will be the quality of their child’s teachers. Every California student deserves a [...]
Midyear cuts looking likelier - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess
In the latest Field Poll, two-thirds of voters said it was a bad idea for the Legislature to impose automatic midyear cuts in K-12 and higher education if revenues come up short. Based on the latest economic data, a lot of Californians could be angry come January. The state’s cash receipts in August, combined with the [...]
