Essential Elements of Teacher Policy in ESEA: Effectiveness, Fairness and Evaluation

Posted on February 28, 2011April 28, 2012 by coreeducation

Effective teachers are critical to raising achievement and closing longstanding gaps among student subgroups. Unfortunately, access to effective teachers is not equitable or fair. Research shows that students in high-poverty schools are more likely than students in more affluent schools to have the least effective teachers. A new report from The Center for American Progress Read more about Essential Elements of Teacher Policy in ESEA: Effectiveness, Fairness and Evaluation[…]

“Quality-Blind” Teacher Layoffs

Posted on February 9, 2011April 28, 2012 by coreeducation

As education budgets across the nation contract in response to the recent financial crisis, many school districts have been forced to lay off a sizeable number of teachers. This raises two important questions: what determines which teachers will be let go, and is the existing policy offer best for students? Legislators in the state of Read more about “Quality-Blind” Teacher Layoffs[…]

Effective Classroom Observations

Posted on February 8, 2011April 28, 2012 by coreeducation

The New Teacher Project’s Teacher Evaluation 2.0, a blueprint for better teacher evaluation, has informed the work of a number of states who are in the process of overhauling their evaluation systems. Now, The New Teacher Project has released a useful tool to support the development of better teacher observation tools. Although the public conversation Read more about Effective Classroom Observations[…]