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Teacher Reform is sweeping the nation and Indiana is deep in the
movement. IPE does not take sides on political issues. Rather, we
provide you with the facts and let you, our valued member, make your own
decision. Getting information in your school environment can be certainly
biased and one sided to protect the interests of your local teacher unions so
please feel free to browse the news, articles and links provided here for you to
make an informed decision.
Nationwide
News on Educational Reform, Teacher Evaluations, Seniority, Compensation, Student assessment
Alabama: Improving
teacher technology skills
Arizona: Bill
expands Private School Tax Credits
California: California
teacher strike amid concessions
Parent
Trigger Law Troubles
L.A.
Schools move away from seniority based layoffs
Colorado: Teacher
Tenure Bill signed into Law
Colorado
proposes legislation for teacher evaluations and tenure
Colorado
launches teacher performance pay
Teacher
tenure & Eval passes House Ed Committee
Teacher Evals to Student Growth
AFT
backs Colorado's Ed Reform Bill
Florida:
Teacher
merit pay becomes law
Florida
student enrollment up, cuts budget
Senate
seeks to take away School Board Members pay
Illinois:
Chicago
teachers sold out by their own union?
Illinois
seeks private donations to implement public school reforms
INDIANA: Education
Reform clears two hurdles
Michelle
Rhee champions Educational Reform in Indianapolis
Truth
about Indiana's education agenda
Model
evaluation rubrics
Your
role in the legislative process
Lawmakers work on teacher merit pay
Hoosier
students improving on national AP testing
Kentucky: Schools
overhauled by replacing teachers and principals
Louisiana: Louisiana
bill to evaluate teachers on value added
assessments
Maryland: Maryland
considers teacher evals linked to student
performance
Massachusetts: Student
MCAS Results to judge Teacher and Administrator Performance
Minnesota: Alternative
Teacher licensure
New Jersey: New
Jersey task force recommends rubric for teacher evaluations
Governor
wants to eliminate ineffective teachers by removing tenure
Teacher
reform included in packet of education proposals
New York: New Yorkers
oppose seniority layoffs
NY
Teacher unions ok pay linked to scores
Senate
approves bill to end teacher seniority protections
Judge
okays release of teacher performance reports
Ohio:
Ohio
mandates teacher merit pay
Teacher
seniority under fire
Ohio
& Wisconsin new labor laws challenged
Ohio considers giving parents power to overhaul failing schools
Oklahoma: Oklahoma
makes it easier to fire teachers
Oregon: Oregon's
Vision: Race to the Top
Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania
debates proposed teacher layoffs
Advocates
step up efforts for school vouchers
Tennessee: Tennessee
making it tougher for teachers to earn tenure
Tennessee
pushes to end collective bargaining
Texas:
Texas
TAP, Teacher Eval Program
Utah:
District
develops effective teacher evaluation
Virginia: Virginia
school board approves merit-pay plan
Teacher
merit pay launched in Virginia Schools
Washington: Pilot
Program to Evaluate Teachers & Principals
Washington, D.C.: New
Teacher Evaluations Piloted
West Virginia: Teacher
groups on the defense amid reform
Wisconsin:
Milwaukee
voucher students more likely to graduate
Alternatives
to teacher tenure
Where
do teacher unions fit in with Educational Reform?
Using
value Added Measures to Evaluate Teachers
The
real qualities of teacher excellence
U.S.
Urged to elevate teacher status
States
seek to curb collective bargaining
Union
Standoffs frame debate over bettering schools
Sweeping
Layoffs Loom Nationwide
AFT
proposes plans to overhaul teacher dismissal process
More
states move to eliminate teacher tenure
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