A CAP event presents ways to improve teacher evaluations and use tenure more effectively. “We should have a common definition of teacher excellence—not just words on a page, but understanding and ...

Linda Darling-Hammond, Audrey Amrein-Beardsley, Edward Haertel, Jesse Rothstein, Phi Delta Kappan Practitioners, researchers, and policy makers agree that most current teacher evaluation systems do ...

CAP experts discuss the need for holistic and comprehensive teacher evaluation systems so students don’t lose out. For more of this event, click here. The United States is currently failing many of ...

As I read article after article about value-added teacher evaluation, school turnaround proposals and the pros and cons of teacher tenure, I recall the annual ritual back in the 1970s in PS 95 in ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Houston ISD board managers approved a new, locally designed teacher evaluation system that will be used, in part, to determine teacher salaries. Board managers approved the new ...

At the close of the fall semester, professors across the country will grade their students. Based on recent trends, those grades will be higher than ever. Around the same time, students will hand ...

Revisions to New York’s teacher evaluation system may be on the agenda for Gov. Andrew Cuomo in next year’s legislative session, assuming he wins reelection. Speaking to reporters at Power Plug Inc.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When done right, yearly performance evaluations can be a powerful tool for professional growth. Reviews are a time when staff ...

Houston ISD's proposed evaluation system is largely in line with current research and practices, according to some experts, who raised some concerns about frequent classroom spot observations and ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston ISD leaders will decide how the district should grade its teachers at a school board meeting on Thursday night. The district appears to be backtracking. According to ...

Colorado’s largest teachers union is challenging a 2010 law that includes a new procedure for teacher firings. The Colorado Education Association (CEA) has sued, saying the law is flawed because it ...

LANSING, Mich. — Teachers in Michigan will soon be evaluated under a different system, thanks to new legislation passed in Lansing last month. The two-bill package was signed into law by Governor ...