The Problem of Tying Teachers' Pay to Student Test Performance

Yesterday, the Washington Post ran an open letter to college professors written by retiring high school teacher Kenneth Bernstein that read, in part:

Yesterday, the Washington Post ran an open letter to college professors written by retiring high school teacher Kenneth Bernstein that read, in part:
A Puerto Rican legal advocacy group on whose board Sonia Sotomayor once served just handed over some documents to Congress. Or, as Drudge puts it: "Document Dump: Group sends 350+ pages on Sotomayor to Senate — 10 days Before Hearing!"
According to a hilarious sheriff's report from Naples, FL, the newest designer drug for America's kidlings is called Jenkem. It is also probably a hoax. It's allegedly made by fermenting raw sewage. How would you create Jenkem? It's just like making Sun Tea!