New State Chiefs' Group Vows 'Aggressive' Agenda
Value-Added Evaluations, School Choice High on List as Five Strike Urgent Note
Washington
The education chiefs of five states have created a new group to press what they call an “aggressive” policy agenda topped by school choice and performance-driven evaluations for teachers and principals.
Unveiling the new group, Chiefs for Change , on Nov. 30 were its founding members: Tony Bennett of Indiana, Deborah A. Gist of Rhode Island, Paul Pastorek of Louisiana, Gerard Robinson of Virginia, and Eric J. Smith of Florida.
They made the announcement at the national summit of the Foundation for Excellence in Education , a group headed by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who has agreed to provide the new group with...
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