Evaluating teachers is a waste of time

Sunday, August 12, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT; updated 1:25 a.m. CDT, Sunday, July 20, 2008

Teacher reviews in the various states seems to be a big issue these days. Here in Missouri teachers must spend a five-year probationary period before they get job security. In Nebraska it’s only one year. Why such a discrepancy? And why the need for teacher reviews at all?

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