Bill Gates — Yes, Bill Gates — Calls Making Teacher Ratings Public “A Big Mistake” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

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Bill Gates — Yes, Bill Gates — Calls Making Teaching Ratings Public “A Big Mistake”

by Larry Ferlazzo

I have little confidence in Bill Gates judgment on education issues, including on how to evaluate teachers. However, he did get one thing right in today’s guest column in The New York Times, which is headlined “Shame Is Not the Solution”:

LAST week, the New York State Court of Appeals ruled that teachers’ individual performance assessments could be made public. I have no opinion on the ruling as a matter of law, but as a harbinger of education policy in the United States, it is a big mistake.

I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles About The New York Court Decision Releasing Teacher Ratings.

Now, if he would just admit to a few more education policy mistakes….