A Superior Court judge’s recent decision in favor of using student performance data to evaluate LAUSD teachers echoed United Way’s longstanding call for the adoption of a meaningful, multi-measure evaluation system focused on professional development and student learning.
To that same end, the teacher-led organization Educators for Excellence released a new report entitled, “Breaking the Stalemate,” which highlights best practices for improving teacher quality as well as the tools and resources needed to implement them.
These developments are clearly part of a much larger movement spearheaded by United Way, our local partners and thousands of concerned parents, teachers and community members to provide our students with the kind of education they truly deserve.
We are now calling on LAUSD and UTLA leadership to work side-by-side in taking the necessary steps to turn this vision into a reality.
