In 2011, state lawmakers passed a measure that was designed to toughen up Michigan's teacher evaluation system. The idea was that a teacher who repeatedly got poor evaluations could be fired.
How do you measure a teacher's effectiveness?
One big way is to determine how much students learned and grew during the school year, and that is done through academic testing.
But, three years out, the Legislature hasn't managed to agree on how those evaluations should be conducted, or even which test should be used to measure student growth.
And, left twisting in the wind, are school administrators, principals, and teachers who are wondering which standardized test they're supposed to start giving this fall.
Brian Smith joined us to give an update on where things stand as this school year winds down. He's the statewide education and courts reporter for MLive.
*Listen to the full interview above.
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