Poor grades. StudentsFirst, Michelle Rhee’s organization, has ranked states based on education policy. Not one state got an A, and 11 received Fs. (StudentsFirst.org)
Getting evaluation right. Georgia officials aren’t happy with the results from its new teacher evaluation pilot, saying ratings are “skewed to the positive.” Principals and teachers will receive more training. (Get SchooledContinue Reading »
By Mandy Zatynski on 07 Jan 2013 in Quick Hits and tagged debate, Education Policy, Reading School District, School District Budgets, state education policy, Teacher Evaluation
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