Seattle Teachers Defeat Effort to Tie Evaluations to Test Scores
SEA President calls new contract a major victory
Labor Uniting for the American Worker This Holiday
Groups to mobilize in massive numbers this week ahead of elections
How Should Teachers Be Evaluated? Let’s Ask Teachers
Teachers share their ideas for a consistent, well-rounded evaluation system that could improve the profession
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Seattle Teachers Defeat Effort to Tie Evaluations to Test Scores
The Seattle Education Association (SEA) and Seattle Public Schools struck an agreement on a new contract Wednesday night, breaking a stalemate over the issue of teacher effectiveness. While the two sides agreed on a new, more sophisticated evaluation system, SEA succeeded in excluding key provisions of the district’s proposal to directly tie teacher... [Read more]
Labor Uniting for the American Worker This Holiday
By Cynthia McCabe For 31 million Americans, the impending Labor Day holiday won’t mean a welcome day off of work to enjoy a cookout or wring out the last of summer’s delights. It will be yet another day that they remain unemployed, unable to support themselves, their families and the American economy. The American labor movement continues... [Read more]
How Should Teachers Be Evaluated? Let’s Ask Teachers
By Kevin Hart Whether you’re chatting at the local barber shop or watching your favorite cable news program, everyone seems to have ideas about how teachers should be evaluated and paid. But one group that never seems to be asked for its opinion on this critical issue is the teachers themselves. It’s a damaging omission, because teachers know better... [Read more]
NEA President Wraps up National Tour
It’s one thing to talk about what good educators mean to students; it’s quite another to go out and meet with them, listen to them and get them energized for the year ahead. That’s how NEA President Dennis Van Roekel spent the previous week, traveling the country to meet with educators from Colorado to Florida. Van Roekel is himself... [Read more]
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Must Reads
Must Reads – Teacher-Led SchoolsThe idea of teacher-led schools, where teachers are in charge instead of a principal, is gaining followers as school districts look for innovative reforms. Source: Christian Science Monitor
Must Reads – Slow Start for School Improvement Models
A new survey from the Center on Education Policy found that more than one third of school districts report no familiarity with the four federal school improvement models: transformation, turnaround, restart and closure. The survey also found that fewer than 12 percent of the school districts had actually implemented any of the models. Source: Education Week’s District Dossier
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Ahead in Ed
Ahead in Ed – September 6Labor Day honors the American worker and acknowledges the value and dignity of work and its role in American life. Visit nea.org for Labor Day lesson ideas.
Ahead in Ed – September 12-18
Students will be celebrating the arts in their classrooms during National Arts in Education Week. Check out nea.org for resources.
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