LAUSD: COURT TO RULE IF STULL CAN BE USED TO SCAPEGOAT GOOD TEACHERS
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According to a recent Los Angeles TImes article, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant will rule today on requiring the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to use student test scores in teacher STULL evaluations, which are supposed to determine if the teacher is doing a good job or should be placed in a category of teachers ultimately facing dismissal. LAUSD, specifically this case engage in the post hoc fallacy when they try to scapegoat teachers for the failure of students simply based on the fact that they were in the teacher's class and,