By Alex Kajitani and David B. Cohen, published in the Union Tribune, August 12, 2010

With California’s struggling school system entering another year, certain politicians, media outlets and reform advocates have collectively constructed a magical fix: “get rid of bad teachers.”

This approach has an intuitive appeal and sounds logical. However, people who work in education know there is a more significant problem which, if solved, would address the quality of all teachers. Teacher evaluation systems in most California public schools are outdated, ineffective and should be replaced.

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