The (new) secret to equalizing public education--drive out the best teachers.

<p>MA is rolling out a new teacher evaluation system. It is, in my opinion a reasonable and fair way to judge teacher performance. It is also, however, impossible to implement. Principals will be expected to observe a teacher 3 times during the school year. Right now, Principals do that twice a year and barely get evaluations written up by the deadline. As is typical of our state, it is another example of throwing stuff at the public schools with no practical assistance (or funds) to implement the mandate. I give it three years before they revamp it again, just like everything else they do.</p>