Carol Corbett Burris

South Side High School

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Principal of South Side High School in Rockville Center, New York

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America's "failing education system" has become a cliché of contemporary journalism — and it's most often blamed on the teachers.

The Most Noble Profession of Teaching Is Now the Most Embattled

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No institution is more important to the US economy—or America’s role in the world—than public education. But no profession is more of a battlefield than public school teaching.

The Most Noble Profession of Teaching is Now the Most Embattled

No institution is more important to the US economy—or America’s role in the world—than public education. But no profession is more of a battlefield than public school teaching.

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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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