Evaluation

Court Throws Out California Teacher Evaluation Lawsuit

On Monday Northern California Judge Barry Goode denied the claims in the Doe v. Antioch Unified lawsuit – the second legal setback in recent months to education advocates who believe ineffective teacher have too many job protections. Lawyers who filed the suit on behalf of the parents of school children and California taxpayers claimed that the 13 districts, including seven in Southern …


North Chicago School District 187 Settles Second Employment Lawsuit

A former North Chicago High School science teacher will receive $115,000 as part of a settlement agreed to by North Chicago Community Unit School District 187’s oversight boards. The lawsuit, filed by longtime teacher Susan McGuire in August 2014, was one of three employment lawsuits filed against the district that point, at least in part, to performance reviews administered under the same …


Trump University Students Say They Were Pressured to Give Rave Reviews

Trump University Students Say They Were Pressured to Give Rave Reviews Professors stood by and watched their students complete the class evaluations and, in some cases, instructed the students to give them the highest rating. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Plymouth State University, February 7, 2016, in Plymouth, New Hampshire. By Rachel …