The Daily Report Card: Are We Too Focused On The Achievement Gap? — Plus Teacher Pay And Performance
Do Teachers Have It Made? Hardly, a New Film Says – SchoolBook “The film, ‘American Teacher,’ is a rebuttal of sorts to the pundits and politicians who are eager to battle unions and write teachers off as the over-protected recipients of Cadillac benefits, extended summer vacations and low expectations.” (nytimes.com)
—Michael Petrilli, Fordham Institute
High-Achieving Students Often Lose Momentum, Fordham Study Shows – HuffPo And a focus on closing the achievement gap may be the cause, says a right-leaning think tank. Read the original study here. (Huffington Post)
IPS layoffs to be based on performance, not seniority – WTHR-TV “You’re only as good as your last evaluation,” one teacher says. (thr.com)
Revived foundation aims to support FWCS mission – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette “After several years of inactivity, the newly invigorated Fort Wayne Community Schools Foundation is making a push to raise money for the financially pinched district.” (journalgazette.net)
West Lafayette schools to test merit pay system – Journal and Courier “More than 85 percent of West Lafayette staff members have voted to move forward with the pilot testing of the district’s teacher evaluation model.” (The Courier-Journal)