http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2009/10/14/fuller-skeptical-about-using-data-to-judge-teachers/ Expressing community through arts, culture and civic involvement Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:06:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2009/10/14/fuller-skeptical-about-using-data-to-judge-teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Bmac Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:27:44 +0000 http://bakersfieldexpress.org/?p=601#comment-89 I'm with Jean on this issue. Just as No Child Left Behind promised funding to improve academic programs at low-performing schools and then forced them to use their own Title I funds to pay for mandated program improvement programs, I am afraid the allure of additional Race To The Top funds will create an even greater hardship for public education. Several drastic, and permanent changes are called for by Arne Duncan in return for a comparatively small amount of one-time money. Assemblywoman Fuller with her background in education sees this coming. I hope she can open the eyes of her fellow legislators. I’m with Jean on this issue.
Just as No Child Left Behind promised funding to improve academic programs at low-performing schools and then forced them to use their own Title I funds to pay for mandated program improvement programs, I am afraid the allure of additional Race To The Top funds will create an even greater hardship for public education. Several drastic, and permanent changes are called for by Arne Duncan in return for a comparatively small amount of one-time money. Assemblywoman Fuller with her background in education sees this coming. I hope she can open the eyes of her fellow legislators.

]]> http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2009/10/14/fuller-skeptical-about-using-data-to-judge-teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-88 James Geluso Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:45:10 +0000 http://bakersfieldexpress.org/?p=601#comment-88 Update: Gov. Schwarzenegger signed SB 19 on Sunday. That's the bill that repeals the ban on using data, but doesn't do much else. The Legislature will still go into special session later this year to discuss additional reforms aimed at making California more competitive for the federal money. Update: Gov. Schwarzenegger signed SB 19 on Sunday. That’s the bill that repeals the ban on using data, but doesn’t do much else. The Legislature will still go into special session later this year to discuss additional reforms aimed at making California more competitive for the federal money.

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