Tenn. Governor, Teachers' Union Agree on Testing Deal
Nashville, Tenn.
Gov. Phil Bredesen's proposal to require up to half of teacher evaluations and tenure decisions to be based on student testing scores cleared its first major legislative hurdle on Wednesday.
The Senate Education Committee voted 12-0, with one abstention, to advance the proposal that the Democratic governor argues is key to Tennessee's chances of landing nearly half-billion dollars in federal "Race to the Top" money.
Tennessee currently uses no testing...
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