Huge conferences are inherently dysfunctional
This is not unique to the American Educational Research Association, but I was part of three sessions or papers submitted to AERA, one of which was accepted (par for the course), and I agreed to serve as chair of another, on condition that I not have to stay in the conference city (NYC) for the […]
Probably not what Tallahassee or Beltway policy wonks intended
So some Florida teachers were fired because they were abusing students, letting a classroom get out of hand, not being prepared … but the state has forced the reinstatement of the teachers because the districts did not rely on test scores to make the personnel decisions. Can someone explain to me how this makes sense?