Another Bullshit "Reform" Peddled by Arne and His Ilk,

"value-added analysis," is the subject of the teacher-hating Los Angeles Times.

Of course tests don't measure "effectiveness" of teachers and teachers can be loaded up with scads of special education and second-language students and be considered "below par." Kids can "Christmas tree" the tests because they don't take them seriously. The student body can be transient, so the teacher may have high turnover in his or her class. And so on.

"Tenure" is not a teaching position for "life." It isn't the same thing as college and university tenure, only the right to a kangaroo hearing. The reporters are liars.


Schools are't businesses, and any scheme which tries to cram a business model on schools is bound to fail.

Not to mention publicly libeling specific teachers to make a dubious point isn't very smart journalistic practice.