Word: teacher
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...staff believes that Massachusetts's teacher testing program is suspect because of "the secrecy surrounding its methodology." That, and the fact that state officials have had the nerve to call dumb teachers "dumb." Fittingly, the staff seems to think that the solution to this is a kindly bureaucrat in shining armor who should come from the federal government, known, of course, for its humanness, its sunshine and its clarity...
...understand where [Cellucci] is getting his educational advice. There's no correlation between teacher competency and taking tests," he said...
McKeigue has a different method of testing, where he personally evaluates each teacher at his school every four years...
...opponents say the MCAS has the same narrow focus as the teacher tests...
...money would require states and school districts to identify schools with the lowest achievement levels and take immediate steps to improve performance. Intensive teacher training and increased disciplinary measures are two recommended steps...