The Answer Sheet: Colorado and teachers
Extremism in school reform is not a virtue
A longtime educator says it is time to recognize the complexity of the challenges presented by ailing school districts and to avoid simplistic, extreme positions which seem so popular today.
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03:31 PM ET, 06/25/2010 |
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Horse, then cart, on teacher evaluation -- Hess
American Enterprise Institute's Frederick M. Hess writes about why Colorado's school reform bill is in one sense a giant step forward, but is overreaching in an "impatient rush to 'fix' teacher quality in one furious burst."
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01:15 PM ET, 05/11/2010 |
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