Re: [Phys-l] WHY VALUE ADDED TESTING IS A BUST WAS:Re: [PTSOS] Teachers' Test scores to be made public

[chuck britton <cvbritton@mac.com>]

Let's remember that by no means all states allow teachers to be unionized.
A comparison of effectiveness might be interesting (based on this variable).

	(Perhaps the data is already out there?)

At 10:07 AM -0400 9/2/10, Dr. Richard Tarara wrote:
> How do you evaluate both teachers and school systems in a fair and
> consistent way that is relatively transparent to the tax payers who are
> paying their salaries, and to the state, city, and local administrators who
> are charged with making such evaluations?  What will the unions tolerate?
> Most importantly, but maybe the most difficult to quantify, what is best for
> the students?  As schools rely on (are bribed and accept) more and more
> federal funding, uniform assessment will become increasingly sticky
> point--as though it hasn't already.
>
> Rick  (who objects to my federal taxes being unevenly distributed for
> educational purposes)