Between the short time frame to demonstrate improvement and the higher
stakes around teacher evaluations this year, teachers are fleeing struggling schools for schools where things aren't so bad, officials said Wednesday at a hearing in Albany.
After 39 applicants went home losers from the first round of the Race to the Top competition, many states regrouped and raised the
stakes for round two — changing laws to revamp
teacher evaluations, drumming up more support from districts and
teachers» unions, and getting more aggressive about turning
around low - performing schools.