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learning the score
October 20, 2010
City’s data release could be first time some teachers see scores
If the city releases individual teachers’ effectiveness ratings this week, some teachers could see their own scores for the first time in the media.
Nearly 45 percent of the teachers who received teacher data reports this year have not yet downloaded them, a Department of Education spokesman said today. But some teachers told GothamSchools today that there has been confusion about how they could access their reports.
The city originally told teachers that the reports would be kept confidential between themselves and their principals. But city officials said today they planned to publicly release teachers’ ratings in response to Freedom of Information Law requests from several news outlets. The city teachers union is suing to try to stop the release.
Teachers can see their ratings either by downloading their report online or by getting a copy from their principals. The city e-mailed teachers log-in information to download their reports, but several teachers reported that they never received that information. (more…)
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