The Pennsylvania State Education Association, the state’s largest teachers’ union, issued a strong endorsement last week for using student test scores in evaluating teachers. It also proposed a streamlined dismissal process for teachers and principals. Gov. Tom Corbett, a Republican, wants statewide evaluation procedures in place by the 2012-13 school year that are expected to use student performance to judge teacher ability.
A version of this article appeared in the June 15, 2011 edition of Education Week as Union Backs Use of Test Scores in Evaluations
