Tag: teacher effectiveness
How charter schools & open data could spur new marketplace for top teachers
Earlier this year, when a lawsuit by the Florida Times-Union forced the release of evaluation data for thousands of Florida teachers, Daniel Woodring saw an opportunity. The release of value-added model, or VAM, scores meant that for the first time, the public had access to a trove of quantitative data... 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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