With all of the buzz questioning the continuance of standardized testing during a pandemic, I was really surprised this week to read that...

As I attended the Zoom PTA meeting last week I was reminded of the concept group think. Yale social psychologist Irving Janis studied and...

The CEO of the company making the MAP test says MAP is not reliable for high-stakes purposes, such as teacher evaluation.

The fact is Dustin Marshall was endorsed by Empower Texans. All I can say about Schutze is, "Bless your heart."

The reality is that MAP is the tool DISD will use this year to pay teachers for standardized test scores.

I always knew the Teacher Excellence Initiative (TEI) would die out. I just didn’t think it would take a global pandemic to make it...

A 2019 study found that the models measuring teachers’ effects on students’ standardized test scores were only slightly more valid than if t

Raising teacher salaries is to be congratulated. BRAVO DISD! A few clarifications and questions are in order however. 1. Teacher turnover...

I received this letter on July 27, 2018. Other than creating paragraphs, correcting one typo, and explaining the abbreviation DTR it is...

My disdain for The Teacher Excellence Initiative (TEI) is obvious. As a former science and math teacher I find the TEI process both...

Algorithms are Opinions Embedded in Code I have been very vocal about the destructive Teacher Excellence Initiative (TEI) in Dallas ISD....