Tag: teacher effectiveness
The revenge of the rubber room
An education reform era policy ended recently as New York lawmakers repealed a law that attempted to remove ineffective instructors from public school classrooms. As Kathleen Moore of the Times Union explained: Districts can still fire probationary employees, as always. The measures that help them remove ineffective teachers who... READ MOREHow charter schools & open data could spur new marketplace for top teachers
Earlier this year, when a lawsuit by the Florida Times-Union...
READ MOREMore school choice, better teacher quality
Editor’s note: John Merrifield is an economics professor at the University...
READ MORENew parent trigger bill clears first hurdle in Florida House
The parent trigger bill is back in the Florida Legislature...
READ MOREParent trigger bill filed again in Florida
The most contentious education bill in last year’s Florida Legislature...
READ MOREStruggling kids, rookie teachers and more reasons for school choice
A recent report from Harvard researchers offers more compelling reasons...
READ MORELow-income parents vs. teachers unions on teacher layoff policies
Editor’s note: High-poverty schools and low-income families are hurt the...
READ MORETeachers can fix a broken profession
Don’t like what an education reformer has to say? Just...
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