Friday, July 20, 2012

Jersey Jazzman: For the Record: Cerf Is AGAINST Publishing Teacher Evals

Jersey Jazzman: For the Record: Cerf Is AGAINST Publishing Teacher Evals:


For the Record: Cerf Is AGAINST Publishing Teacher Evals

I feel like I need to get this on the record right now:

Over the past couple of days, the press is suddenly interested in whether or not New Jersey's teacher evaluations will be published publicly (see stories hereherehere). I'd first point out that all of this really traces back to a single story, co-written for Gannett by two reporters, that's made it's way to a variety of outlets; such is the media world we live in that a single piece can take up such bandwidth.

I'd also like to remind everyone that the reviews of the release of teacher evaluations in Los Angeles and New York City have been worse than the reviews for Adam Sandler's last few movies. Even Andrew Cuomo pulled