Teacher Evaluations Critiqued in Today's N.Y. Times Editorial

From today's N.Y. Times Editorial:

"Education reform will go nowhere until the states are forced to revamp corrupt teacher evaluation systems that rate a vast majority of teachers as “excellent,” even in schools where children learn nothing. Education Secretary Arne Duncan was right to require the states that participate in the school stabilization fund, which is part of the federal education stimulus program, to show — finally — how student achievement is weighted in teacher evaluations. The states have long resisted such accountability, and Mr. Duncan will need to press them hard to ensure they live up to their commitment."

I have been talking about teacher evaluations and the need for improvement locally for awhile now--interesting article here