Three important edlinks in the last couple days from the Commercial Appeal about the future of education in our city: City and county students both outpace student growth in the state. However, most surprising is the dramatic increase in performance…
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Teacher Compensation Reform is Here, What’s Next?
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On June 21st, the Tennessee State Board of Education passed a controversial set of rules reforming its step pay structure to require school districts to come up with innovative methods to incorporate teacher evaluations and value-added data into teacher compensation…
7.30 EdLinks
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Commercial Appeal: Stand for Children Tennessee gets a new executive director, Betty Anderson: Previously, she worked as the assistant executive director of the Tennessee Education Association; the chief strategist at the Tennessee Charter Schools Association; a lobbyist for law firm…
Teacher Pay Reforms Moving Forward: 7.26 EdLinks
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Commercial Appeal: Editorial by J.R. Hyde and Greg Morton giving their take on why they believe the reforms on how we pay teachers in Tennessee are a positive step forward : The new system also builds on Tennessee’s earlier efforts…
Fund Our Schools Now, Brighten Our Future
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I moved to Memphis to teach from out of state. My experience in public schools growing up instilled in me the importance of a strong public education system. When I have children that are school age, I hope to send…
7.24 Ed Links: ASD Sees Moderate Improvement in Student Outcomes
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Wednesday EdLinks for July 24th, 2013 Commercial Appeal: ASD shows moderate increase in test scores,but recognizes there is a long way to go: “In the first year of one of the largest experiments in Memphis public education, the Achievement School District showed overall…
7.22 Ed Links
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Your Mid-day Monday Ed Links from around Memphis and Tennessee: Smart City Memphis: Great breakdown of the realities and myths surrounding municipal school districts EdWeek: Will Tennessee’s new teacher compensation plan reward effectiveness or perpetuate reliance on test data? EdWeekTeacher:…
County Commission: Support Our Schools, Support Our Future
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Today the County Commission reconsiders its vote on whether or not to approve a 6 cent property tax to help support our public schools in Shelby County. This money would go to aid a school system that has already cut…
Getting Memphis to Pay Up: Is the State Legislature the Solution?
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Board of education member David Reaves has sent a proposal to the interum superintendent suggesting that the school board go to the state general assembly for assistance in collecting the $57.4 million owed by the city to the school system.…
7.17: Midweek Ed Links
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Your Wednesday Tennessee-related ed links: Memphis Daily News: Summary of municipal election outcomes. Districts approved overwhelmingly. Commercial Appeal: coverage of the County Commission’s failure to approve a 6 cent property tax that had already been included in the budget. Editorial…