The Messy Debate of Teacher Evaluations
Clip: 9/10/2012 | 17m 2s
Elizabeth Brackett and her panel debate on how teachers' performance are evaluated.
One of the contentious issues behind the strike is how teachers are evaluated on classroom performance. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel take up the debate.
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The Messy Debate of Teacher Evaluations
Clip: 9/10/2012 | 17m 2s
One of the contentious issues behind the strike is how teachers are evaluated on classroom performance. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel take up the debate.
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