Despite New Evaluation Systems, Few Teachers Rated Ineffective
According to a new working paper released by Matthew Kraft of Brown University and Allison Gilmour of Vanderbilt, new teacher evaluations are no better at identifying those with poor teaching skills than the ones previously used in classrooms across the country. Seven years ago, The New Teacher Project released a study that found less than 1% of […]
South Carolina Considers Changes to Teacher Evaluation
An overhaul of the South Carolina’s teacher evaluation system has been proposed by State Superintendent Molly Spearman on the heels of Congress’ passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act signed this month. Seanna Adcox reports for the Associated Press that the new approach to accountability will not link teacher evaluations to state testing results. The superintendent wants to […]
New Mexico Judge Halts Teacher Evaluation System
A preliminary injunction has been ordered by a New Mexico judge to bar schools temporarily from using the state’s standardized tests for teacher evaluations because the system seems not to be objective and uniform as the law mandates. The Washington Post’s Emma Brown reports that the injunction means that, for now, teachers will not lose their […]