Few school districts are releasing teacher rankings | California Watch

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Few school districts are releasing teacher rankings

Mihir Zaveri

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The New York City Department of Education’s release earlier this year of teacher performance ratings has become the latest focal point in the debate about how to measure teaching abilities and whether that information should be public.
Education reform advocates say teachers need to be held accountable, while others say the ratings are flawed, misinform the public and unfairly punish teachers.
Two years ago, the Los Angeles Unified School District released teacher rankings as part of a story by the Los Angeles Times. Although now two of the country’s largest districts have released their information, it’s not clear

Reform advocates want more diversity among finance regulators

Corey G. Johnson

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To stave off fraud and future Wall Street meltdowns, some reform advocates are pushing for government regulators to become more ethnically diverse.
In a study titled "Government That Looks Like America?," The Greenlining Institute found that, for the most part, financial regulators in the U.S. don't reflect the ethnic and racial makeup of the country's population. The Greenlining Institute is a nonprofit organization that researches and advocates for improved policies in the areas of finance, health, energy and the environment.
The group believes improved diversity will result in fairer policies, practices and increased participation by