Florida teachers sue to stop state from linking teacher evaluations to test scores

Union contends that some teachers' evaluation are being based on the test scores of students they did not teach.
April 16, 2013

Teachers have filed a lawsuit challenging Florida's move to tie teacher evaluations to student test scores. The Orlando Sentinel says the lawsuit contends that the state's merit-pay law unfairly resulted in many teachers' evaluations being based on the test scores of students or subjects they did not teach. That violates the equal-protection and due-process clauses of the U.S. Constitution, the teachers assert. The Florida Education Association and the National Education Association filed the suit.

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