by David Safier Commenters have been doing my work for me lately — and better than I do it in many instances. Here's a terrific comment by davewave64 on the subject of rating teachers based on student test scores. As you'll see, he's in the ed research profession. My favorite idea: his conclusion that one … Read more
by David Safier As much as I've read about linking teacher salaries and retention to student testing, I've never found a satisfactory answer to this question: what about teachers in subjects that aren't tested? The trend toward tying everything to tests is accelerating. [New York's] Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said on Wednesday that New York … Read more
by David Safier I received this comment on a post I wrote about some of the changes affecting teachers that were thrown in with the latest round of budget cuts. I'm a teacher in the Tempe Union school district, and I now have my eye on the exit signs because of this. Which I'm sure … Read more
by David Safier I received an email this morning from a teacher at an Arizona independent school who is planning to ask his students if they were surveyed for the civics test Goldwater Institute used to create 3 separate studies comparing high school students attending public and private schools. The question is, was the survey … Read more
by David Safier More on the survey results used for the G.I. civics study (No, I'm not obsessed, just very interested). Here's a way to get closer to finding out whether Strategic Vision LLC actually completed the survey for G.I. and didn't just make up the results. It can be worth a $25 gift card … Read more