Page 2 - Evaluation Systems News Today

Key at all. i think we need a comprehensive package overall where we treat teachers like the professionals they are. we have to really good evaluation systems that are rigorous and fair and transparent. we also need to have compensation systems that recognize the fact that we have great performers who need to be rewarded accordingly. we also need policies in place that ensure that we dont give teachers a job for life regardless of performance in such a way that ineffective teachers remain in the...

Enough. the president said he will veto it. what happens next? >> well, i mean, first the process in terms of getting it through the house. look, i think what you saw was the original proposal laid out by the republican leadership and you had some members who wanted to add to that, and that was fine. now we have this particular package. now we have to see how does the center react to it, how does the president. were at a point here where nothings going to be easy. as the speaker said, were broke...

Of -- look, theres a recognition the issue has to be addressed. you heard the speaker say we need to begin the discussion so people understand the scope of it. where the public is at, well see how this evolves, right now theyre hearing two ideological extremes and what theyre saying to leadership and elected officials is go back to the drawing board and figure this out, and thats what i think youre going to see happen. this is a tough and dlift difficult political issue for people to handle. its...

Refusal to make common sense compromises. i mean, it is not common sense at all to cut this kind of money this quickly because of its impact on the economy and jobs. so the question is whether the speaker of the house is going to be able to talk some common sense to his members or whether theyre going to be prepared to shut down the government, which frankly means that the social security administration will not be sending out social security checks. doctors wont be paid under medicare to take c...

Tourists to come here from other parts of the world. the united states, there are some school holidays. its a busy time and theyre taking a big hit and it may take a while to recover. theres not a lot of violence but an impression of instability that embedded in so many minds and its going to take a while to turn around. >> it wont turn around until the u.s. lifts the state department travel warning and i dont think thats been lifted. ill double-check. i i think thats still in place. be safe. ge...

Works are. its a balance in terms do you want to keep a job? do you want to keep a pension healthy? if so, do you want to make cuts to it? labor leaders dont want to see any cuts and christie orders its essential. theres all sorts of sacred cows up for grabs especially in state thats have to balance the budgets. they cant run deficits like the federal government kid. >> a lot of national publicity for his budget cutting. of course a lot of problems back at home especially with the labor unions. ...

Contender but hes also mentioned as vice presidential add to someone elses ticket. i think hes very much in the mix, as a national player for the republicans and a rising star. >> and although he skipped last withins conversation action conference he managed to finnish a surprising tie for third in the straw poll, but a weak third. he hasnt been campaigning. he understand -- i told during our commercial break he managed to strike back at a lot of the criticism from public employees union. he sai...

The point he said after that was, because were broke, right? and so its not that -- were facing with a situation we cant spend money. we have to figure out some way to sus stan the economy. the biggest problem, look, we had this huge stimulus package, supposed to create all of these jobs, unemployments 9% or higher. ultimately what the speakers saying, weve got to figure out how to create jobs and grow this economy, and he didnt believe the president laid out a budget that did that. >> a lot of ...

Casualty. people, quote, with forren agendas" are trying to spread chaos in the region. continuing unrest there. nbcs ron allen continues to cover the results of the revolution in egypt. live from cairo, ron, welcome. what is the situation now, thats try to putting it some interim government? what is the confidence that the military will not rule indefinitely? >> reporter: well, thats a big question here that a lot of people have, andrea, stwhe waan want to see concrete moves towards sill civili...

While the house focuses on government funding for the rest of the fiscal year, a bipartisan group of senators is trying to fine consensus on a long-term plan to tackle the deficit. mark warner serves on the commit q. and is part of the bipartisan group. welcome, senator. thank you very much. a lot of criticism back and dpor forth that the president has punted, hes not tackled the real issues and the white house saying republicans have to go first and theyre not talking about entitlements. the pr...