Teachers and principals raise questions about report based on OECD survey

The Grattan Institute's damming report on teacher evaluation is narrowly focused, lacking in detail and should be read with caution, principals and teachers have warned. The report's author Dr Ben Jensen ranked Australia 19 out of 23 countries in teacher evaluation and professional development - below academically poor performing countries such as Bulgaria, Turkey and Brazil. Jim McAlpine, president of the NSW Secondary Principals Association said the opinion-based survey, limits the conclusiveness of the findings. "It is not a definitive report because it relies on perceptions - the way...