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Rhee faces renewed scrutiny over depiction of students' progress when she taught - 0 views

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    The principal for whom Rhee worked said that there was "clear evidence of actual, knowing falsehood" in statements Rhee made about the magnitude of improvement in test scores for her students. Frederick Hess, who was not involved with that school or its faculty said : "There's simply no way with these data to say anything, good or bad, about Rhee's teaching performance,"
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    The principal for whom Rhee worked said Rhee's statements about the magnitude of improvement in test scores for her students were "clear evidence of actual, knowing falsehood." Frederick Hess, who was not involved with the faculty or school responded "There's simply no way with these data to say anything, good or bad, about Rhee's teaching performance,"
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D.C. schools to use data from teacher evaluation system in new ways - 0 views

  • by matching teachers' ratings to the universities they attended, officials are deciding which pipelines deliver the best, or worst, talent.
  • "We'll just stop taking graduates from institutions that aren't producing effective teachers."
  • Teacher ratings from one cluster of schools might be compared with those from another cluster to assess how a particular instructional superintendent is faring. Principals will be judged in part by the number of "highly effective" teachers they are able to retain from year to year. Instructional coaches will be held accountable for the ratings of the teachers they coach.
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  • Critics of value-added evaluation models, who have objected to using the data to fire teachers, say that expanding their use is unwise at this point. "The core problem with these data is the creation of incentives to narrow the curriculum," said Richard Rothstein, a research associate with the Economic Policy Institute and one of the authors of a recent report critical of value-added evaluations.
  • "It's never been piloted, never been tested," Saunders said. "And the conclusions made using IMPACT as a basis will be just as flawed as the instrument they rely upon."
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    DC is expanding the use of the data from value-added evaluation models. "And the conclusions made using IMPACT as a basis will be just as flawed as the instrument they rely upon."
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School Boards Circa 2010--Governance in the Accountability Era - 0 views

  • the National School Boards Association, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, the Iowa School Boards Foundation, and the Wallace Foundation have joined together to support new research on school boards and their members.
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  • little empirical research on national board practices has been conducted since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001.
  • At least one response was received from 80.1 percent of the districts surveyed.
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  • survey sample was drawn from the National School Boards Association's database of school boards and superintendents from 7,100 districts throughout the United States. The sample was stratified,
  • When asked what they consider the most important objectives for schooling, the most popular board member responses are to "prepare students for a satisfying and productive life" and to "help students fulfill their potential."
  • nearly two-thirds also see an urgent need to dramatically boost achievement.
  • Board members think a number of much-discussed reforms hold little or no promise, with 40 percent saying they attach little or no importance to recruiting nontraditional teachers. More than 50 percent feel that way about increasing within-district school choice, more than 60 percent about a year-round school calendar, and more than 80 percent about the creation of new charter schools
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    Posted 03-Feb-2011: Empirical research on school boards
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Highlights of Obama's 2012 spending plan - CNN.com - 0 views

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    Obama requested $77.4billion for education. The latest republican cuts included reductions in Pell Grants and other education line items.
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Obama's budget: A play for the center? - CNN.com - 0 views

  • While it's absolutely essential to live within our means ... we can't sacrifice our future in the process," he told reporters while touting some targeted new education spending. "We have a responsibility to invest in those areas that will have the biggest impact in our future" while "demanding accountability."
Jonathan Becker

Hampton School Board vs. Patrick Russo trial scheduled for March - dailypress.com - 3 views

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    The Hampton School Board's lawsuit against former superintendent Patrick Russo is back on the court docket. A two-day jury trial has been scheduled for March 21-22 in Hampton Circuit Court. The board is suing Russo for the $102,220 it paid into a retirement account before he resigned in February 2009 to leave for nearby Henrico County Public Schools, where he is still at the helm.
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    Dr. Becker, if you had to guess, what do you think will be the result?
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    Hmmm...Philip. I wish I had some insight here. This is a contract issue and the worst grade I got in law school was in Contracts class :-)
Georggetta Howie

Rejecting Standardized Testing with The Bartleby Project - 0 views

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    An open conspiracy to not participate in standardized testing for March of 2011.
Jonathan Becker

State Superintendent Says Gov. Walker Goes Too Far - 1 views

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    Always tricky when the chief state school officer takes on the governor...
Jonathan Becker

Re-reading A New Culture of Learning - Jay Cross's Learnstream - 0 views

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    This post nicely summarizes key points from a book that partly informed the way I designed this course.
Victoria Schnettler

Focus on Governance in K-12 Education - 1 views

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    In elementary and secondary education governance, the need to build an effective system of public education is the driving force behind the selection of a state's key education leaders. This paper provides a snapshot of what state K-12 governance looks like in SREB states. - abstract
stephlennon

Trying to Hold Down Blue Language on a Red-Letter Day - 2 views

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    $5000 for no cursing initiative...really? We can't even get new textbooks!
Phil Riddle

Most New York Students Are Not College Ready - 0 views

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    In New York, students are deemed "college ready" when they score at or above a certain level on the high school Regents Exams (their version of the SOL's). I took a quick look at the high school biology exam from 2001(I admit-not a scientific analysis at all), and apparently fact memorization is what you need to be successful in college.
Phil Riddle

Researchers fault L.A. Times methods in analysis of Calif. Teachers - 0 views

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    Researchers at the University of Colorado have raised some concerns about the methods used by the economics team hired by the L.A. Times to apply a value-added metric to teachers' test scores. The central debate is over which variables to control for when running a value-added analysis.
Angela Winston

The Black-White Achievement Gap: Do State Policies Matter? - 0 views

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    Investigates to find out if there is a relationship between state education policies and changes in the black-white achievement gap.
Phil Riddle

With IBM's Watson on 'Jeopardy!,' how trivial is trivia? - 0 views

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    While not technically about education, this article relates to the concept of connectivism and what we are teaching our students in our schools.
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63% Say It's Too Hard To Get Rid of Bad Teachers - 0 views

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    New poll captures discontent for teacher performance and public schools.
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House GOP Looks to Slash Education Spending - 2 views

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    GOP proposes numerous cuts in federal education spending. Significantly reduces or eliminates programs that the President proposed in his recent State of the Union speech.
Angela Winston

Top State Education Policy Organizations Form Expert Advisory Group on International Be... - 1 views

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    Advisory group helps create state benchmarks and compare US academic success with other countries
Jonathan Becker

Ruling: Fired D.C. teachers must be offered jobs, back wages | Lisa Gartner | DC | Wash... - 2 views

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    Ruling: Fired D.C. teachers must be offered jobs, back wages Yeah, due process is kinda important...
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    Maybe DC can use her share of the profits from "Waiting for Superman" to pay for this!
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    Such a contrast to Virginia. Here you can be let go during your first three years in a school system with no explanation whatsoever.
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