Why? Because we love them, we want to support them, and we want to make them successful. But we can't do that if we're currently in a situation where 98% of the teachers are rated as excellent, where only 44% of our children actually, we're ranked 44th in the nation where we have a lower percentage who can actually grade. So again, accountability is not a bad thing. Accountability is a good thing, but we need to make sure we're getting resources down to the classroom. (20:48–20:59)
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Asserts that 98% of teachers are rated excellent, but Michigan ranks 44th in student performance.
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