And Kentucky gets a sad C when it comes to educational innovation:
Highlights:
- School Management: Mediocre C – 92% of teachers say duties and paperwork interfere with teaching
- Finance: Middling C – No performance pay program for teachers
- Staffing – Hiring & Evaluation: Mediocre C – Only 10% of teachers enter the field through an alternative certification program. No requirement for incoming teachers to pass basic skills tests.
- Staffing – Removing Ineffective Teachers: Very low F – 64% of principals say teacher unions are a barrier. 86% say tenure is also a problem.
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This is nothing new for those of us living in Kentucky. We’ll all just roll our eyes heavily in frustration.
2 responses so far ↓
1 Nick // Nov 10, 2009 at 11:38 am
Just glancing, it would seem IN and OK would be good models to review. States more similiar in size and demo.
2 Steve Magruder (I, not D or R) // Nov 11, 2009 at 1:19 am
It’s funny how these studies never seem to address one of the biggest problems in education: lack of active participation by parents, which is, in my estimation, the biggest problem here in Kentucky based on stories I hear from time to time. Even good teachers can’t get students to learn if their parents aren’t helpful to the cause.
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