Data System Is Now Supported by Most Principals, Survey Says [NYTimes]
- Published: 20 August 2009
* Future trends for Irish Principals? *
Most New York City principals believe that an $80 million data system at the heart of efforts to strengthen student performance will improve teaching and learning in city schools, but some say it is riddled with problems and not worth the cost, according to a report to be released by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on Thursday.
The Achievement Reporting and Innovation System, known as ARIS, is billed as a tool that allows educators to share ideas via blogs, pinpoint deficiencies in learning and tailor instruction to each student. It also gives parents with an Internet connection the opportunity to keep up with their child's grades and test scores from home.
But for some educators, it is more annoyance than solution. Shortly after the city hired I.B.M. to develop the system in 2007, technical kinks developed and teachers complained that training took up valuable time.
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