Remainders: Reporting about reporting about teacher reports

  • Teachers respond to their own data reports and to the overall project of publication. (SchoolBook)
  • A five-point list of reasons to question the teacher data, starting with bad state tests. (Insideschools)
  • A Florida education professor created a rubric for judging news outlets’ TDR reporting. (Sherman Dorn)
  • A roundup of news outlets’ TDR publication plans, including the Daily News’ dummy data. (JD2718)
  • A journalist wonders whether the New York Times’ ombudsman will weigh in on the issue. (Russo)
  • An open letter from a fifth-grade teacher to the news organizations publishing the data. (Edwize)
  • Fans of our decision not to publish teachers’ ratings are asking others to help us. (NYC P.S. Parents)
  • A teacher lists the things he likes about the state’s new evaluation system. (NYCDOEnuts)
  • Upstate college students say they back Gov. Cuomo’s push for tougher teacher evaluations. (YouTube)
  • Just a reminder: Teachers have until Feb. 29 to apply for summer travel-to-learn grants. (GothamSchools)