Could Ukraine be Putin’s Afghanistan? , Fixing Teacher Evaluations, and More

February 25, 2022

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“I believe the United States and NATO should help the Ukrainian resistance but we should understand the potential consequences, risks, and costs up front. Putin’s decision to attack Ukraine could well prove to be another geopolitical catastrophe for Russia but only if we help the Ukrainian resistance,” argues Bruce Riedel.

Over the last decade, nearly every state in America has made major changes to their teacher evaluation systems. With recent research suggesting that these new systems fail to produce high-quality evaluation feedback, it’s time for a different approach, Matthew Kraft emphasizes.

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