A good friend of mine, let’s call her Anne, left my old district school the same time as me. Anne was a fantastic teacher, one who helped our school dramatically raise its test scores. She was beloved by the students…
Today Governor Haslam announced a long awaited raise in teacher pay. Or at least, has allocated the funds to provide for an increase in teacher pay Tennessee Ed Report breaks down why we shouldn’t all start jumping for joy, at…
Back in December, SCS announced its new teacher pay scale based on evaluation and test scores with this tweet: With plans to offer more attractive & competitive salaries for teachers, make sure you follow @SCSk12Jobs for info on joining SCS!…
Last week I broke down the proposed SCS teacher merit pay scale structure and compared it Shelby County’s existing pay plan. While I took a very neutral tone in that piece, there are many things about this plan that do concern me.…
One of the requirements of a free market in education is that the customers (parents, students) are fully informed about the quality of choices available to them. Unfortunately, this hasn’t been the case in Memphis. While school choice options have…
This is the fifth in our series of current and former teachers who play a role in making the policies that impact our district and state. This profile is on Candice McQueen, Tennessee’s new commissioner of Education. Commissioner McQueen responded to our questions…
As we gear up for education battles within our state, it’s easy to miss the fact that Tennessee is leading the fight to reform education policy at the national level as well. Tennessee is helping accomplish this in two ways,…
From all accounts, last night’s SCS board meeting was a real firecracker. Twitter photos showed dozens, perhaps hundreds, of teachers protesting the board’s decision to base teacher compensation purely on their teacher evaluation score (I was unfortunately unable to attend). …
This is the forth in our series of current and former teachers who play a role in making the policies that impact our district and state. This profile is on JC Bowman, the Executive Director and CEO of Professional Educators of Tennessee…
