The Atlanta Journal-Constitution made national headlines last summer when it revealed that nearly 200 Atlanta teachers, principals and superintendents attempted to improve student test scores by changing answers on standardized test forms.
The paper found evidence of cheating at 44 of Atlanta’s 56 schools, which ending up costing Superintendent Beverly Hall her job.
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Efforts to keep the public from inspecting teacher ratings hit high gear in legislature
By Ben Velderman
EAG Communications
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For the first time ever, Tennessee is basing a portion of a teacher’s evaluation on student test data.
Test scores will be combined with a principal’s classroom observations to create an overall score for teachers, [...]
It’s no secret that teachers unions love the Occupy Wall Street crowd, and share most, if not all, of the ideological anti-free market principles the Occupy movement is built on.
WEAC officials are big fans, according to the union’s Twitter feed, and Milwaukee Teachers Education Association President Bob Peterson has even specifically stated that [...]
Several media outlets have pulled the pants down on the “Wisconsin for Falk” campaign, revealing that the “grassroots” effort is nothing more than a Big Labor super-PAC with ties to the Wisconsin Education Association Council, AFSCME, and out-of-state liberal operatives.
