Better Educator Evaluation System is Costly, Complex Process

Posted on April 19, 2010 by ceawhatworks

“Why…don’t we have fair and balanced evaluation of teachers with simplified due process rules for the removal of those who are persistently ineffective?” A great question. It was posed by Richard Rothstein, a Research Associate with the Economic Policy Institute, in his recent column titled “Unions not an important impediment to removing ineffective teachers.” His [...]

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Not so fast! CEA opposing SB 191

Posted on April 15, 2010 by ceawhatworks

A critical component of student achievement is a quality teacher. Ensuring we have quality teachers in every classroom depends in part on an effective and fair evaluation system. But, Colorado’s current system doesn’t work. That’s why the Governor appointed a Council for Educator Effectiveness to assess and recommend a new evaluation system. Unfortunately, State Senator Michael [...]

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Improving Teacher Quality by Improving Evaluation

Posted on March 18, 2010 by ceawhatworks

This past Sunday, the Denver Post published an article called “Schools focus on teaching quality as they seek funding,” by Karen Auge. Her piece provided an interesting perspective on teacher evaluation. The following are some quotes from the article: • “Improving teacher assessment is a primary goal of the governor’s 15-member Council on Educator Effectiveness, [...]

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