Fla. education chief defends teacher evaluations

Published December 6, 2012 10:02pm ET



TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s interim education commissioner told worried lawmakers on Thursday that glitches in the first release of scores under the state’s new teacher evaluation system were being fixed and that there’s no reason to delay its implementation.

The Department of Education took down a website showing nearly 97 percent of Florida teachers were rated “effective” or “highly effective” in the last school year within hours of putting it up on Wednesday.

Already a print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account

Trusted reporting.Unlimited access.

Subscribe for full access to Washington Examiner coverage, expert political analysis, and subscriber-only journalism.

Get Unlimited Access

Already a member? Log in

Cancel anytime.