The Hechinger Report – Sarah Butrymowicz
“In many states, scores are now used to set funding levels and teacher compensation, as well as to decide whether schools should be allowed to stay open at all. Meanwhile, new state and federal regulations are encroaching on charter schools’ autonomy by dictating, for instance, how they evaluate their teachers. As a result, some educators worry that the original premise of charters—to experiment with new ways of teaching and to serve the neediest students—could be in jeopardy.” (more)