New teacher evaluation system proposed to Michigan Legislature
The Michigan Council for Education Effectiveness is proposing a new way to evaluate teachers and administrators. The council presented its recommendations to the state legislature, the governor and...
View ArticleRecommendations for state-wide teacher evaluations have been issued
How should the job performance of Michigan teachers be evaluated? What should the standard be? Should there be a state-wide common standard used to evaluate teachers?Those were some of the key...
View ArticleStateside for Tuesday, August 13th, 2013
Today we took a closer look at recommendations for statewide standards for evaluating Michigan teachers. How should the job performance of teachers be evaluated?And, we met a West Michigan man who...
View ArticleHow should Michigan teachers be evaluated?
There are several complicated questions surrounding teacher evaluations in Michigan. Should there be a state standard for evaluating teachers? What should that evaluation encompass? Should teacher pay...
View ArticleLIVE CHAT: How should Michigan teachers be evaluated?
It sounds like a great idea.Evaluate the teachers. Keep the good ones. Weed out the bad ones.But how do you do this?Your government representatives in Lansing will be debating a statewide teacher...
View ArticleLawmakers in Lansing debate how best to evaluate teachers
Lawmakers are in the midst of a debate over how teachers in Michigan should be evaluated.Hearings were held today at the Capitol and the Michigan Public Radio Network's Jake Neher was there. He joined...
View ArticleWhy Rep. Zemke believes teacher evaluations need change
A set of bipartisan bills moving through the state legislature would reshape Michigan’s teacher evaluation system. Democratic Rep. Adam Zemke from Ann Arbor sponsored Bill 5224. He spoke with All...
View ArticleEducation researcher says we can't blame teachers for failing schools
As Michigan moves into new, uncharted waters in terms of testing and evaluating those who hope to become teachers, there are many views on whether this testing and evaluation is fair, helpful, and an...
View ArticleAn update on the future of standardized tests in Michigan
In 2011, state lawmakers passed a measure that was designed to toughen up Michigan's teacher evaluation system. The idea was that a teacher who repeatedly got poor evaluations could be fired.How do you...
View ArticleRep. Lisa Posthumus Lyons explains latest on statewide teacher evaluation bills
A state wide teacher evaluation system is finally seeing some movement in the legislature. The plan would rate teachers and administrators based on student growth on standardized tests and in-class...
View ArticleMichigan Senate votes to delay teacher evaluation system
It appears lawmakers could once again delay the implementation of a new statewide teacher evaluation system.The state Senate has unanimously voted to push back the deadline until the 2015-2016 school...
View ArticleThoughts on how to improve teacher evaluations in Michigan
There's wide agreement among education experts that teacher quality is the most important school-based factor in how students do in school.
View ArticleHow should teachers be evaluated in Michigan?
As part of our “Learning to Teach” series this week, we’ve been talking about teacher effectiveness.Paramount to that effectiveness are teacher evaluations.“There’s nothing more powerful to move the...
View ArticleA letter no Michigan parent wants to get: Here's your child's ineffective...
We know we want to attract and keep the best teachers in Michigan, but how do we know who the best teachers are?School leaders across the state started measuring how teachers stack up in 2011. But the...
View ArticleWhere are Michigan's best and worst teachers?
Today, we reported about how much teacher evaluations vary from district to district. It makes comparing teachers across the state pretty much impossible.But here’s a breakdown of where districts...
View ArticleOops… reporting error leads to perfect review of teachers at state’s largest...
More than 2,800 students log online to attend Michigan Virtual Charter Academy. The state’s largest virtual school is also one of its worst performing districts. Yet every single teacher was rated...
View ArticleStatewide teacher evaluation bill clears big hurdle in the state Senate
A bill meant to improve teacher evaluations across Michigan has cleared the state Senate.Similar legislation never got out of the Senate last year. Bill sponsor state Sen. Phil Pavlov, R-St. Clair,...
View ArticleState schools chief: If lawmakers don’t move on teacher evaluations, I will
The new head of the Michigan Department of Education says he’ll act on his own to improve teacher evaluations if lawmakers fail to do so.The state Senate approved a bill in May meant to improve teacher...
View ArticleUnless lawmakers act, student growth will play a bigger role in teacher...
Students heading back to class this week will play a more important role in teacher evaluations this year.Last school year, state law mandated student growth had to be a “significant” factor in K-12...
View ArticleLessenberry talks about new teacher evaluations, redistricting, and the sex...
This Week in Michigan Politics, Jack Lessenberry and Christina Shockley discuss how student growth will be a big part of teacher evaluations this year, why redistricting won't happen, and what will...
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