Ga. Gov. Pushing for Teacher Evaluation System
Gov. Sonny Perdue is asking lawmakers to create a statewide teacher evaluation system in a last-minute push to boost Georgia's chances of winning up to $400 million in federal funds.
A bill that would establish a uniform way of judging how well teachers do their jobs is scheduled to go before the state House next week after clearing a key committee Wednesday. Perdue wanted to create the evaluation system and use it to help determine merit pay for teachers, but performance bonuses were stripped from the proposal after an outcry from teachers.
The governor is hoping the evaluation system will help Georgia in the second round of the $4.35 billion "Race to the Top" federal grant competition. The state fell just shy of winning money in the first round last month, losing out...
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