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    Hey DISD - The CEO of the MAP Test Company Says MAP Shouldn't Be Used for Teacher Evaluations!
    Lori Kirkpatrick
    • Sep 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Hey DISD - The CEO of the MAP Test Company Says MAP Shouldn't Be Used for Teacher Evaluations!

    The CEO of the company making the MAP test says MAP is not reliable for high-stakes purposes, such as teacher evaluation.
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    I almost forgot Dustin Marshall was Endorsed by Empower Texans
    Lori Kirkpatrick
    • Sep 22, 2020
    • 2 min

    I almost forgot Dustin Marshall was Endorsed by Empower Texans

    The fact is Dustin Marshall was endorsed by Empower Texans. All I can say about Schutze is, "Bless your heart."
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    The New MAP of High-Stakes Testing
    Lori Kirkpatrick
    • Sep 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    The New MAP of High-Stakes Testing

    The reality is that MAP is the tool DISD will use this year to pay teachers for standardized test scores.
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    Bye Bye TEI
    Lori Kirkpatrick
    • Jun 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    Bye Bye TEI

    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 happe...
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    Other states jettison merit pay, with good reason
    Lori Kirkpatrick
    • Mar 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    Other states jettison merit pay, with good reason

    A 2019 study found that the models measuring teachers’ effects on students’ standardized test scores were only slightly more valid than if t
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    YES to Teacher Raises
    Lori Kirkpatrick
    • Feb 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    YES to Teacher Raises

    Raising teacher salaries is to be congratulated. BRAVO DISD! A few clarifications and questions are in order however. 1. Teacher turnover...
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    TEI (aka) The Teacher Exit Initiative.
    Lori Kirkpatrick
    • Nov 26, 2018
    • 3 min

    TEI (aka) The Teacher Exit Initiative.

    I received this letter on July 27, 2018. Other than creating paragraphs, correcting one typo, and explaining the abbreviation DTR it is u...
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    TEI or How to Insult a Real Teacher
    Michael Dryden, PhD
    • Jun 25, 2018
    • 2 min

    TEI or How to Insult a Real Teacher

    My disdain for The Teacher Excellence Initiative (TEI) is obvious. As a former science and math teacher I find the TEI process both uncon...
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    TEI Favors Choice Schools
    Lori Kirkpatrick
    • May 22, 2018
    • 3 min

    TEI Favors Choice Schools

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