Show Notes:

Article on the docket for today's episode: "From the picket line to the charter school: The path union members should walk" by Jay Matthews of the Washington Post.

* What role should/can charter schools play in the education of our citizenry?

* Are all charter school funders coming from a greedy / non-educational place?

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Interview with Charlotte Danielson:

* What is the Danielson Framework and how did it come about?

* To what extent are value added measures effective in evaluating the performance of teachers?

* How has the role of principal changed in supporting the development of teachers?

* What else should we be looking at to create highly functioning schools?