A teacher describes realizing that some students might not lift themselves up from a 55. (Jose Vilson)
In Michigan, one third of schools’ state rating is based on self-assessments of future plans. (CapCon)
In a first, Tennessee rated teacher prep programs by how graduates performed. (Starting an Ed School)
The city says Dec. 31 is still the kindergarten enrollment cutoff, despite a new state law. (Insideschools)
Here’s what education types need to know about the “fiscal cliff” and sequestration. (Politics K-12)
A critic of value-added measures says they should be “given a try” in teacher evaluations. (Shanker)
One buried stat in TNTP’s D.C. report: Top teachers who leave often cite evaluations. (Dana Goldstein)
Another take on the TNTP analysis: The bottom line is that fewer high-performing teachers leave. (SFNY)
A teacher who quit very publicly last month offers a little more explanation of why he left. (Russo)
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1652419195 Travis Dove
The students who get 55s are not the ones interested in school and will not be upset that they have terrible grades.
Mr. Grey
Is Gotham Schools now shilling for TNTP and Students First?
BK Teacher
Just wanted to share that Jose Vilson’s blog is now blocked by the NYCDOE’s web filter, under the label “social media”…unfortunate for other city educators who value his perspective.
http://twitter.com/BNiche B
To be fair, it’s been blocked for months before now (at least since last year), under the same label. Dana Goldstein’s blog is also blocked under the same label.
http://thejosevilson.com/ Jose
Thanks, B. It’s actually been blocked in various forms for the last few years, but it’s been more consistently blocked since last year. It’s a blessing, really.
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