Ed. Secretary on Educator Ratings; Cyberschool Proliferation; Proposal to Outlaw Teacher Strikes

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Pa. schools chief slams teacher, principal ratings Associated Press

Pennsylvania's education secretary Ron Tomalis called for changes in a system of rating public school teachers and principals, saying results that 99 percent are "satisfactory" suggest they do not sufficiently reflect what goes on inside classrooms.


Money Motivates School Districts to Feed Desire for Online Curriculum Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Since the first cyberschools became chartered by the state nearly a decade ago, more than two dozen public school districts have established online curriculum to compete.

 

Proposal would outlaw teacher strikes in Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Momentum is growing for legislation that would outlaw teacher strikes in Pennsylvania and hold contract negotiators publicly accountable for their labor proposals.

 

 

 

 

 

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