Which Way, L.A.?
Should Test Scores Count in Teacher Evaluations?
The teachers union and LAUSD battle over teacher evaluations that could earn LAUSD $40 million in federal funds. Also, the Berman-Sherman race in the San Fernando Valley.
To meet a court order and possibly get $40 million in federal dollars, the LAUSD has to prove it's using standardized tests to evaluate teachers. But the teachers union is telling its members not even to volunteer for such a thing. We hear from Teachers Union President Warren Fletcher and Superintendent John Deasy. Also, the Berman-Sherman race in the San Fernando Valley. Two Democrats are going negative big time in their race for Congress. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, how rape and abortion have become issues in the presidential campaign.
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