Teachers and Parents Organize Against High Stakes Corporate Control in Knoxville

For those unfamiliar with the all-in corporate takeover of Tennessee public schools, here is a short list of readings to catch up:

1. Schools Matter: Tennessee's Milken Plan for Teacher Evaluation ...

   www.schoolsmatter.info/2011/.../tennessees-milken-plan-for-teacher.htm...‎
   

   
   

   Nov 2, 2011 - Someone asking questions about Tennessee's off-the-Milken-shelfteacher evaluation plan? Teachers occupying their schools and threatening ...
   

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   Schools Matter: Tennessee Teachers Will Evaluate Legislators Who ...

   www.schoolsmatter.info/2011/11/tennessee-teachers-will-evaluate.html‎
   

   
   

   Nov 7, 2011 - Tennessee Teachers Will Evaluate Legislators Who Approved RidiculousTeacher Eval Scheme. (Updated 11:47 AM) From looking at this ...
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   Tennessee Using SAT-10 In 85 Percent of K-2 ... - At the Chalk Face

   atthechalkface.com/.../tennessee-using-sat-10-in-85-percent-of-k-2-classr...‎
   

   
   

   Jul 6, 2013 - Tennessee Using SAT-10 In 85 Percent of K-2 Classrooms for Teacher Evaluation Purposes | Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face ← NPE News ...
   

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   Chief Kevin Huffman Leads Effort To Kill Teacher ... - At the Chalk Face

   atthechalkface.com/.../chief-kevin-huffman-leads-effort-to-kill-teacher-r...‎
   

   
   

   Jun 23, 2013 - “It is against Tennessee law for any school district to cut a teacher's pay. ... Kill Teacher Recruiting in Tennessee | @ The Chalk Face knows Schools Matter .... In 85 Percent of K-2 Classrooms for Teacher Evaluation Purposes.
   

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   Teacher evaluation: It's a race, but to where? | School Matters

   inschoolmatters.wordpress.com/.../teacher-evaluation-its-a-race-but-to-w...‎
   

   
   

   Nov 17, 2011 - “Because there are no student test scores with which to evaluate over half of Tennessee's teachers — kindergarten to third-grade teachers; art, ...

6. School Finance 101: Smoky Mountain Smokescreen: A Tennessee ...

   nepc.colorado.edu/blog/smoky-mountain-smokescreen-tennessee-story‎
   

   
   

   Aug 26, 2013 - Tennessee's new teacher licensure rules continue that effort, ... salary if they only knew they would be evaluated based on a highly unstable metric that ... But hey … what's it matter if we throw in a little more career uncertainty!
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   I received emails from Knoxville this morning with evidence that a full scale public revolt is in the making, as Broadie superintendent, Jim McIntyre tries to advance the loser policies that his plutocratic patrons are pushing.  The real opening shot came in October, when a teacher finally came before the Knox County School Board to offer this assessment of the Rube Goldberg teacher evaluation scheme: