Acorn Club and ESA Hold Jan Meetings Across Kansas
Multiple local clubs met January 19 to conduct routine business. Yankest Tes members discussed indoor air hazards with Pat Mayo, while Alpha Zeta of Epsilon Sigma Alpha celebrated awards, birthdays, and Relay for Life plans featuring Janene Radke and Suzi Fletcher. DAR and 4-H groups reported on programs, installations, and upcoming events at various community venues.
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Acorn Club
Jeanette Parks
Leah Martinek
Kansas
Pat Mayo
Pat Smith
Alpha Zeta
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Mary Ann Johnson
Lara Boors
Angela Tabor
Janene Radke
Pallas Athene
Suzi Fletcher
Anita Gottsponer
Tammi Jenks
Elizabeth Tabor
Mike
Trevin
Relay For Life
Rachel Livermore
Ulysses
Janice Parks
Kansas State Council
Epsilon Sigma Alpha International
Clarion Inn
Garden City
Patsy Jenks
Anita Gottspower
Vi Fry
Dodie Gerber
Kerri Cole
Carol Dechant
Clara Ginn
Joy Thornbrugh
Pat Josey
Michael Utz
Garden City Police Department
USD 457
Verneen Forssberg
Kansas Esa
Esaks.org
Kansas Care and Share
ESA
ESA Foundation
Pierceville Church
Taylor Oliver
Holcomb High School
Tacy Whipple
Peter Hall
Larissa Hall
Carrie Hall
Zoe Engler
Ezekiel Engler
4-H
States give teachers D plus on reviews in national study
Washington AP report says states fail to weed out bad teachers with tenure rules. Only Iowa and New Mexico require evidence before granting tenure. most states offer near automatic tenure. The National Council on Teacher Quality graded states, with 13 allowing firing after multiple bad reviews and about half using improvement plans after one bad review. The NEA argues contracts, not protections, hinder firing.
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Washington
Iowa
New Mexico
National Council On Teacher Quality
Kate Walsh
South Carolina
Maine
Montana
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
District of Columbia
National Education Association
America
Segan Eubanks
NEA
Eubanks
State by state grades on teacher effectiveness and retention
The National Council on Teacher Quality assigns states three grades for identifying effective teachers retaining them and dismissing ineffective ones and an overall rank. The study finds states do little to keep teachers on the job sometimes raising barriers and notes 20 states require extra classes not tied to improvement. Five states require advanced degrees for licensure though evidence questions benefit while 18 require higher pay for advanced degrees. Only 15 states require looking at student learning when evaluating teachers and 35 receive poor marks for not linking bonuses to student achievement.
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National Council On Teacher Quality
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