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Education Secretary Arne Duncan wants schools to give parents, teachers more data

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 70, Clicks: 17)  View Story

Education Secretary Arne Duncan, stoking a national debate over a Los Angeles Times series that examines how much individual teachers have raised test scores, urged public schools Wednesday to give educators more data on student achievement and parents a full report on teacher effectiveness.

2 comments | Tags: los angeles california value-added analysis arne duncan teacher evaluation student achievement | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

#1 by Newman posted ago +3 apples bad good
In other fields, we talk about success constantly, with statistics and other measures to prove it. Why, in education, are we scared to talk about what success looks like? What is there to hide? -- Arne Duncan
#2 by nitajo posted ago +1 apples bad good
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