California Districts Sued for Dismissing Test Scores from Teacher Evaluations | Heartlander Magazine

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“While Vergara highlighted the importance of teacher quality in the classroom by challenging harmful teacher employment laws, Doe v. Antioch was filed to enforce the current law on teacher evaluations, the Stull Act,” said Rivera. “This lawsuit does not try to replace or modify the law. The case enforces the Stull Act by challenging collectively… Read more »

How Pinellas County left black children with Florida’s worst elementary schools | Failure factories | Tampa Bay Times | Tampa Bay Times

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Very sad to see the district has not followed through on one of the best ways to help these truly needy students, recruiting and retaining excellent teachers for these schools. Since the board hired Mike Grego as superintendent in 2012, at least one additional measure has fallen through the cracks. In a 2013 turnaround plan… Read more »