Angel Barrett

Plummer Elementary School

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Principal of Plummer Elementary School in North Hills, California, part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, she was named California's National Distinguished Principal in 2009

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Evaluations of teachers based on student test scores have been made public in New York and Los Angeles . Will that make public schools better or worse?

Should Teacher Evaluations Be Public Information?

Evaluations of teachers based on student test scores have been made public in New York and Los Angeles . Will that make public schools better or worse?

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Two years ago, teacher evaluations were made public after the Los Angeles Times filed a Freedom of Information request.  Last year in New York, education officials asked reporters to…

Should Teacher Evaluations Be Public Information?

Two years ago, teacher evaluations were made public after the Los Angeles Times filed a Freedom of Information request.  Last year in New York, education officials asked reporters to…

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