Teacher Evaluations More Prevalent In Schools Across The Country

Kimberly Hefling:

Teachers and principals are worrying more about their own report cards these days.

They're being graded on more than student test scores. The way educators are evaluated is changing across the country, with a switch from routine "satisfactory" ratings to actual proof that students are learning.

President Barack Obama's recent use of executive authority to revise the No Child Left Behind education law is one of several factors driving a trend toward using student test scores, classroom observation and potentially even input from students, among other measures, to determine just how effective educators are. A growing number of states are using these evaluations to decide critical issues such as pay, tenure, firings and the awarding of teaching licenses.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at November 19, 2011 3:09 AM
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