The Fog of Charter Schools & an interview w/ Charlotte Danielson (211)

Show Notes: Article on the docket for today's episode: "From the picket line to the charter school: The path union members should walk" by Jay Matthews of the Washington Post. * What role should/can charter schools play in the education of our citizenry? * Are all charter school funders coming from a greedy / non-educational place? https://tinyurl.com/yyrfcfrg   Interview with Charlotte Danielson: * What is the Danielson Framework and how did it come about? * To what extent are value added measures effective in evaluating the performance of teachers? * How has the role of principal changed in supporting the development of teachers? * What else should we be looking at to create highly functioning schools?