April 7, 2014

Schools Label Few Teachers, Administrators As 'Ineffective'

Performance results released by the Department of Education on Monday, April 7 2014 revealed that only one of every 250 educators was ranked in the lowest category. And less than 3 in 100 were rated as needing improvement. Those two bottom categories block pay raises and require individual improvement plans.

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