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15 January 2010Union Chief Seeks to Overhaul Teacher Evaluation Process
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) receives support from the Ford Foundation through our Transforming Secondary Education initiative. The AFT's president recently spoke at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. where she outlined a comprehensive reform plan to improve the nation's public education system and ensure the future successes of students. Read the New York Times coverage below.
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Union Chief Seeks to Overhaul Teacher Evaluation Process
January 12, 2010 By Steven GreenhouseWASHINGTON — Facing criticism that her union makes it too hard to get rid of bad teachers, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, on Tuesday announced a union-backed effort to develop a new model for how public school teachers should be evaluated, promoted and removed.
The effort will be run by Kenneth R. Feinberg, the federal government's special master for executive compensation.
In a speech at the National Press Club, Ms. Weingarten sought to present a more flexible, cooperative face for her union as she announced Mr. Feinberg's new role and called for sweeping changes in how school districts evaluate teachers and work with teachers' unions.