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elleng

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5. NOTHING, substantive, a procedural (and political) thing is 'missing.'

Reply to jwirr (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 13, 2014, 01:20 PM

Apr 2014

' it does not tie teacher evaluations to student scores.

The state’s 2013 education reform package created a task force to study teacher evaluations and make a recommendation by 2016, but it did not require student data be part of evaluations.'

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more elleng Apr 2014 #1

Exactly what are these schools lacking in to fail this test? What are they doing to children in jwirr Apr 2014 #2

They're lacking sanity. Igel Apr 2014 #3

Thank you. Makes it very clear - the schools are not failing - the requirements are unrealistic. jwirr Apr 2014 #4

NOTHING, substantive, a procedural (and political) thing is 'missing.' elleng Apr 2014 #5