Jersey Jazzman: "A Vast Improvement"

Jersey Jazzman: "A Vast Improvement":

"A Vast Improvement"

by Duke

And so falls the New York Times:

Tennessee has a long way to go in improving its schools, but it has made significant headway in turning itself into a laboratory for education reform. It was one of the first states to test a rigorous teacher evaluation system, which was put in place this school year. Yet even before the results are in, political forces are now talking about delaying the use of these evaluations. State lawmakers and education officials must resist any backsliding.

Tennessee’s need to do better was underscored when the latest National Assessment of