http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/10/off-to-the-races.html Education News, Analysis, and Commentary Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:00:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/10/off-to-the-races.html/comment-page-1#comment-113214 Testing Is Essential Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:15:46 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=4664#comment-113214 We have to hold teacher's accountable to certain standards. Testing might not be the best way to go, but we certainly need to make sure that teachers actually do well. It's not that difficult to become a teacher, which is why it should be essential that teacher's are performance-based jobs instead of tenure based. We have to hold teacher’s accountable to certain standards. Testing might not be the best way to go, but we certainly need to make sure that teachers actually do well. It’s not that difficult to become a teacher, which is why it should be essential that teacher’s are performance-based jobs instead of tenure based.

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