Posts tagged Teacher Evaluations
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DC’s teachers have a new tool for success. Will it work?
To help teachers improve, DC Public Schools has created a new program that centers on teachers working together to develop better ways to teach their curriculum. The hope is that the program leads to higher-achieving students and happier parents, along with better scores on teacher evaluations, which many new and experienced teachers have struggled with in the past. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Human error
Red light problems; Bad news for buses; Bring on the user fees; WMATA Real talk; Shelter selection woes; United on MetroAccess; Alexandria housing drama; Ivy City is gonna be huge; Power to the principals; Teacher pay tension. Keep reading…
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High-poverty schools need better teachers, but getting them there won’t be easy
DC needs to increase the number of highly qualified teachers who work in high-poverty schools. But doing that could require a fundamental change in the way DC Public Schools evaluates and supports teachers. DCPS teachers who get high ratings are more likely to work in schools serving relatively affluent students. That’s typical of school districts across the… Keep reading…
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Does education reform have to be impersonal?
Do education reformers rely on “impersonal” solutions, as a recent New York Times op-ed argues? Not from what I’ve seen in DC. Teachers care about students, but the effects of their caring are hard to measure. And caring may not be enough. Today’s education reformers ignore the “inherently complicated and messy human relationships”… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Standardized test scores inch up
Slow going: DC’s annual standardized test results show a slight upward tick overall, with 54% of students scoring proficient in math and just under 50% in reading. The charter sector continued to outperform DCPS, and the achievement gap between low-income and minority students and others persisted. (Post) Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Would joint planning by DCPS and the charter sector help or hurt DC schools?
What’s behind the conflict: Two DC education reporters and Deputy Mayor for Education Abigail Smith discuss DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson’s call for more coordinated planning between the charter and traditional public school sectors, and the resistance mounted by some charter advocates. (WAMU) Maryland educators oppose delaying school start date: Three… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Education-related developments in the DC mayoral race
Bowser would keep Henderson: The Democratic mayoral nominee ended her previous noncommittal stance and made it clear that, if elected, she would keep the current DCPS Chancellor. (Post) Schools and the DC mayoral race: Politico takes a look at the prominence of education issues in the contest between DC Councilmembers Muriel Bowser and David Catania. Westboro 10, Wilson… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Mapping the contours of child poverty in DC
Where do DC’s at-risk kids live?: Interactive maps provide neighborhood-by-neighborhood data on where kids live in poverty and with single mothers, and where students score lowest on reading and math tests. (DC Action for Children) Anti-gay group targets Wilson High: The Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church plans to protest next month at the Ward 3 school’s… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: 60 years after Brown v. Board of Education, taking stock
Where to now for DC?: Although DC’s schools remain largely segregated, Colbert King says DC is right to focus on allocating resources to low-performing schools. But Sam Chaltain urges using school choice as a way to create more diversity. (Post; Of, By, For/Ed Week) Brown’s questionable legacy: De facto racial segregation has increased in schools in the Northeastern… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: One high school will get an international focus, another may stay closed for a while
Roosevelt HS will reopen with international focus: The troubled Petworth school, currently being modernized, may offer dual language instruction and international travel when it reopens in 2015. (Post) Shifting school renovation money: DC Councilmember and mayoral candidate David Catania wants to delay reopening Spingarn High School as a career and technical education… Keep reading…