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The basis of their ability to prove their effectiveness. >> the details of the evaluation system are still being worked out but it will be tied to student testing. alonzo also closed failing schools, let students choose their schools and gave principals full control over the schools budgets. >> in order to retain the best teachers in the classrooms, you have to give them the respect and tools they need to do their job and so be dr. alonzo pushing the resources to me as a principal, i can push th...

>> the details of the evaluation system are still being worked out, but it will be tied to student testing. alonzo also closed failing schools, let students choose their schools and gave principals full control over the schools budgets. >> in order to retain the best teachers in the classrooms, you have to give them the respect and tools they need to do their job. and so by dr. alonzo pushing the resources to me as a principal, i can push them down to the teachers so that they can get into the c...

Seniority but whether get paid on the basis of their ability to prove their effectiveness. the details of the evaluation system are still being worked out. but it will be tied to student testing. alonzo also closed failing students, let students choose their schools and gave principals full control over the budget. >> in order to retain the teachers, you have to give them the respect and the tools they need to do their job. so by him pushing the resources to me as a principal, i can push them do...

Of -- >> neil: what would you use? >> well, wait a minute, wait a minute, due did you not hear mean when i said were only testing 15% of what is taught? parents are tired of this mind-numbing, program-scripted teaching. you want an evaluation system that works and we believe our evaluating system is broken but there are multiways. theres better observation by administrators. there is performance assessment. there are portfolios, there are teacher-driven tests, there are periodic assessments. >> ...

Whats happening in education is that when we lose 30%, 40%, 50% of teachers in years three to five, its a huge expense to taxpayers. im actually looking at the districts that show a lower attrition rate than that. let me just say one other thing about the 95% in terms of good evaluations. we all know that evaluation systems have to be overhauled. and frankly, our locals in the aft have been really working in the last two years with districts all across the country. there are 50 districts right n...

To make these happen. we overhauled our evaluation system even though sometimes were not responsible for them .and we want to help turn around struggling schools. again, the issue is the hows, not the whethers. and the issues weve had are the mass firings are the things that have been so concerning. because ultimately, you want to get great teachers to come to tough plays. even if were not totally successful, we need to make sure we create an incentive for great teachers to come to tough places ...

Me on friday. take a listen. >> we could continue to have a system where all the adults are running around thinking theyre doing an excellent job where what theyre producing is 80% success for kids or we could hold kids accountable. >> i think people all across the country hear that number, 8% and its really shocking to them. what would have been a better alternative? obviously, youve stated that you think any kind of evaluation system should have gone through a one-year trial. what could be dif...

By yale. experts say this study shows mindless eating may play a role in weight gain among obese adults. new developments today in a school shakeup thats getting attention all across the country. 241 teachers were fired from washington, d.c., school system on friday for poor performance. now, the teachers union is fighting back with a class action lawsuit. on friday, schools chancellor michelle ri fired 200 teachers out of 4,300 for receiving a score of ineffective on their evaluations. severa...

Michelle rhee actually signed a coup of letters that said we need to do an independent evaluation of this brand-new, very complicated, lots of new things kind of evaluation system. and all were saying is that if an evaluation system is thorough, competent, comprehensive, measures how were doing as teachers, and how students are learning -- >> so youre going to blame -- okay, so -- >> let me just finish. >> please do so. >> then its fine. but the thing is, in the whole year, we have raised and th...

Evaluation system. whether you believe the system is fair or not, the schools chancellor is a firm believer in it. in fact, she says this purge has been a long time coming. >> in my opinion, for far too long, we have been willing to turn a blind eye to the injustices that are happening to children in schools across america in the name of harmony amongst adults. right? we want to get along with the union, we want to get along with this person or that person and we dont want to fire anyone because...