Tie teachers to testing in Wisconsin

Wisconsin State Journal Editorial:

Teachers routinely use test scores to help them evaluate their students.

Wisconsin schools should similarly use student test results to help them evaluate teachers.

Every other state except Nevada allows this.

Wisconsin should, too.

And if we don't, our state won't be eligible for any of the $4.5 billion in "Race to the Top" grants President Barack Obama plans to award starting next year.

That's how important this reform is to the Democratic president.

Gov. Jim Doyle announced last week he'll push to repeal a Wisconsin law preventing schools from using tests to help evaluate teacher performance.

The Legislature needs to move fast to nix this law because Wisconsin has only a few months to submit an application for some of the $4.5 billion in federal innovation grants.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at October 27, 2009 7:31 AM
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