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Tag Archive | "Performance Rankings"
De Blasio’s Pre-K Plan Deserves a Chance
Posted on 10 March 2014.
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School Report Cards Can Motivate Students
Posted on 02 March 2014.
When the Provost of Miami Edison Senior High School, Dr. Pablo Ortiz, interrupted seventh period over the public address system, everyone knew something big was happening: “Teachers, apologies for interrupting your class. Beginning with the third floor, please bring your students to the auditorium immediately.” There was collective groan from the teachers in the building, […]
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Chicago Charter Schools Added to Schools Closing List
Posted on 03 March 2013.
On Wednesday, the Chicago Public Schools district CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett announced that six charter schools were added to a school closure “warning list” because of poor performance. The schools must now show progress in performance by September or be forced to “execute a remediation plan” according to reports from the Huffington Post. And according to […]
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Possible Changes Coming to NAEP
Posted on 20 March 2012.
Education Week reports that the governing board for the National Assessment of Educational Progress is trying to determine whether they should increase their usage of the background information they collect when administering the evaluation.
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Parents and Teachers React to Recent Rankings
Posted on 27 February 2012.
The Times, along with several other news outlets, have reported on the reaction to the rankings. The Daily News, cautioned parents on how to read the teacher reports. The Daily News and the Wall Street Journal, reported on the response from both teachers and parents, finding a division among teachers over the ranking’s accuracy.
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NYC Department of Education Releases Teacher Performance Rankings
Posted on 27 February 2012.
The New York City Department of Education released performance rankings of 18,000 public school teachers to the press on Friday, following a court battle to keep them hidden. As reported in the New York Times, the rankings name individual teachers and their schools, and are based on standardized test scores.
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City Releases Teacher Ratings
Posted on 24 February 2012.
New York City released its “value-added” teacher ratings to a mixed response.
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