How Should Tests Measure Teachers?

Tuesday, October 4, 2011
When Secretary of Education Arne Duncan presented the Obama administration's reforms to teacher training programs before the D.C.-based think tank Education Sector last Friday, he was joined by an unlikely partner: Dennis Van Roekel, president of the National Education Association.
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Ellen Galinsky: Ask the Students: Their Wise Wishes for Improving Education
In the debates about how to improve education, adults argue about what works and what doesn't, rarely asking students for their views. Of course, adults are responsible, but knowing the views of youth might -- just might -- enrich adults' decisions.
Rev. Roland Stringfellow: In Support of Faith, Fairness and California's FAIR Education Act
It is crucial that we continue to stand united and stand in support of California's SB 48, the FAIR Act. Our families and communities will be stronger when we begin to recognize the value of every voice and the contributions of every person.
Paula Golden: Keep Science and Math Alive in Middle School
Innovation is driven by proficiency in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Today's children are wholly unprepared. What's more -- they don't understand how STEM subjects play a role in their world or in their future careers.
Jeff Selingo: Beyond Super and Ill-Prepared Students, How About Some With Creativity?
We're quickly headed toward a future in which college students will either be super achievers or unprepared for the workplace. At least that's according to dueling op-ed pieces in two of our nation's most influential newspapers on Sunday.
Betsy Brown Braun: Finding Their Passion... Really?
One of the key components in the new sport of Competitive Child Raising seems to be the misguided notion that children tween-age and even younger are supposed to know their calling.
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