Update: Round 2 is over and round three is open! Jump over to our most up to date post and vote! Welcome to the Sweet Sixteen of Education Commissioner Madness! We don’t get to legally vote for our education commissioner in…
Update: The Elite 8 is live! Click the link now to go vote for our first round candidates, now through Saturday at 8 PM! We face many questions as we head into the spring, but none larger than this; who will…
Multiple sources reported today that Kevin Huffman has resigned from his role as the education commissioner as of today. Chalkbeat gives us the scoop on why, from Huffman’s perspective: Huffman told Blake Farmer of WPLN radio in Nashville that he…
Education reform is achieving some remarkable outcomes in the volunteer state. But without a change in perception those results might be in jeopardy.
The Tennessee Board of Education votes on an alternative policy on how to use test scores in teacher licensure decisions.
Brief interview with Commissioner Huffman and a reporter at Chalkbeat where he equates licensure renewal of teacher licenses not tied to TVAAS data as a “rubber stamp.” I personally believe that TVAAS doesn’t constitute the only possible metric of teacher performance as we have…
This post from BCE contributor Casie Jones appeared original in the commercial appeal and was republished on Education Week’s Teacher page. It was also named as one of the Huffington Post’s top 12 must read teacher voice stories of the…
I’ll be taking a break from writing between now and Christmas. Before I do, though, I want to highlight some of the things that we have going for us as educators in Shelby County, Tennessee and the United States. So…
I’m well into my third year teaching in Memphis, and by most measures I’d say I’ve been pretty successful. I’ve consistently earned high marks on my evaluations and met or exceeded expected student growth in both my first two years. …
Happy November to all the educators out there! Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. Here are your edlinks for the past few days: Dorsey Hopson sends a memo to Shelby County educators in the municipalities addressing concerns about…
