Michigan Council for Educator Effectiveness releases recommendations for statewide teacher evaluation system
The Michigan Council for Educator Effectiveness, chaired by U-M School of Education Dean Deborah Loewenberg Ball, released its final recommendations for a statewide evaluation system for public school teachers and administrators on Tuesday, July 23 (the full report and executive summary are available online.)
The independent commission of education experts was created by Governor Rick Snyder and the Michigan legislature in 2011 as part of the state’s teacher tenure reform efforts. More information about the council’s work can be found at their website - www.mcede.org.
News coverage of the release of the report:
Detroit News editorial: Statewide evaluation good for teachers
Detroit Free Press editorial: For teachers and students, a path to higher achievement
Detroit Free Press: Michigan teachers' jobs would depend on evaluations, student test scores under new proposal
Detroit News: State gets teacher review proposal
M-Live: Pay for performance not recommended in Michigan teacher evaluation group's report
Associated Press: Panel Recommends New Statewide Teacher Evaluation System
CBS Detroit/WWJ: Evaluation System Would Identify ‘Ineffective’ Michigan Teachers
Newschannel 3 (WWMT out of Kalamazoo): Proposal for new teacher evaluation system in Michigan
Jack Lessenberry (Michigan Radio opinion piece): New teacher evaluation system is a move toward accountability
WILS 1320 (talk radio out of Lansing): July 24 interview and July 25 interview
WILX 10 (Lansing television): Sweeping Reforms to Teacher Evaluations
Associated Press: Panel wants teacher evaluation system
Livingston Daily: Teachers' jobs would depend on evals, testing
M-Live: Teacher 'pay for performance': New educator evaluation recommendations draw strong reactions
Michigan Radio: New teacher evaluation system proposed to Michigan Legislature
UpNorthLive.com: MCEE releases final recommendations to evaluate Michigan educators
Cadillac News: Proposed evaluation system could be costly for area schools