Thursday, August 19, 2010

FELCH: Knows What He's Talking About, Whether or Not it is True

RUSSO:

But education's not Felch's beat, as is apparent from yesterday's All Things Considered, in which he makes the outdated assertion that districts know or do nothing to distinguish between high and low classroom performers:

"Schools around the country do nothing to study these highly effective teachers, do nothing to reward them or recognize them...For years, we have known nothing about this." ('L.A. Times' Series Examines Teacher Ratings)

That's no longer the case, I would argue, given the spread of various performance pay and value-added initiatives -- and ignores the key distinction between using the data and broadcasting it publicly.

Felch and Song, October 18, 2009:

North Carolina has... adopted value-added statewide.

Not to mention Race to the Top, of course.

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