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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Jersey Jazzman: Corporate Media Can't Wait to Humiliate Teachers!

Jersey Jazzman: Corporate Media Can't Wait to Humiliate Teachers!:

Corporate Media Can't Wait to Humiliate Teachers!

The vultures in the corporate media have been looking at how the NY Daily News, the NY Post, MSNBC, and theLA Times are trashing teachers. And they are so jealous - they can't wait to join in the fun! Take, for instance, the folks at Gannett, which owns the Asbury Park Post:

Everyone agrees that the teacher evaluation system in New Jersey is due for an overhaul as part of comprehensive education reform.
But it is important to make sure the instruments used for those evaluations are themselves up to the job. That is why it is gratifying to see the state Department of Education has contracted with Rutgers University to review the new teacher evaluation system being tried out in 10 school