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Lawmakers agree on tying teacher pay raises to evaluations
The Legislature agreed to give all teachers raises next year, as long as they're based on performance. Gov. Rick Scott has pushed for $2,500 across-the-board raises for all teachers but lawmakers agreed Sunday to tie them to merit. Florida Education...Tags: Rick Scott
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In L.A. school board race, sky-high spending continues
Record spending will continue in the last remaining race for a seat on the Los Angeles school board, as a political action committee has put together a war chest of about $600,000 to use on behalf of a candidate endorsed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa....
Tags: Political Fundraising, Elections, Michael Bloomberg, Los Angeles Unified School District, Politics
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L.A. school reform effort draws diverse group of wealthy donors
They hail from New York, the Silicon Valley, Arkansas, Los Angeles and elsewhere. They are a rich and diverse lot, including Republicans, liberals, Hollywood notables and international corporate executives. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, L.A....
Tags: Netflix Inc., DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Politics, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Eli Broad
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Parent-trigger bill has obscure item that diminishes choice
Since my first reading of House Bill 867, the Parent Empowerment in Education, or parent-trigger, bill, I've done my best to send up warning flares. I've shared the concerns of many of my colleagues that this bill could open the door to privatization of...Tags: Company Privatization, Students, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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Michelle Rhee and the unproven teacher evaluation
The debate -- and that’s putting it nicely -- over the use of standardized test scores in teacher evaluations has always confused me, because the answer seemed so simple. One of the things we ask of teachers -- but just one thing -- is to raise...
Tags: Washington, DC, Elections, Politics, Education, Barack Obama
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Re-elected District 34 incumbents look ahead to finances, unity
Three newly re-elected incumbents in the Glenview School District 34 emphasized maintaining fiscal stability and listening to community members during their upcoming four years of service. Board President Chris Northwick and Board Members Cathe Russe...
Tags: Political Fundraising, Apple iPad, Elections, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics
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California Democrats blast efforts to overhaul schools
SACRAMENTO — California Democrats on Sunday condemned efforts led by members of their own party to overhaul the nation's schools, arguing that groups such as StudentsFirst and Democrats for Education Reform are fronts for Republicans and corporate...
Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Career and Workplace, Local Government, Politics, Social Issues
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Teachers union plans new "legal challenge" to teacher evaluations
The Florida Education Association plans tomorrow to file a new legal challenge to Florida's new teacher evaluation system, a teacher union spokesman said. Mark Pudlow, the spokesman, said he could provide no other details until tomorrow. The union...Tags: Florida Legislature, Leon County (Florida), Crime, Law and Justice
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Letters: Teaching and tests
Re "Gates' warning on test scores," Editorial, April 11 Bill Gates has figured out what those of us in education have known all along: Standardized tests are pretty good at identifying students' academic strengths and weaknesses, one of them being test-...
Tags: Examinations, Bill Gates, Los Angeles Unified School District, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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Teacher evaluation bill would count “student performance” less, dropping it to 40% and adding in other measures of teaching
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelA bill filed in the Florida Senate would alter Florida's teacher evaluation law to count “student performance” — as measured by test score data — less in instructors' final reviews. Under the current teacher merit pay law,... -
Local fixes for 'failing' schools
About half of the schools in the country have been labeled "failing," thanks to the federal No Child Left Behind Act and its rigid, unhelpful measurements. We've called on Congress for years now to overhaul the law, and in the absence of any action, the...
Tags: Schools, Students, Education, U.S. Department of Education, Teaching and Learning
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L.A. Now Live: LAUSD board election watched nationwide
L.A. NOWThe Times' education reporter Howard Blume will join L.A. Now Live at 9 a.m. Tuesday to discuss the Los Angeles Unified school board races, an election that's being monitored around the country. Ten candidates are on the ballot for three seats on the...
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