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Merrill Vargo is both an experienced academic and a practical expert in the field of school reform. Before founding Pivot Learning Partners (then known as the Bay Area Reform Collaborative, or BASRC) in 1995, Dr. Vargo spent nine years teaching English in a variety of settings, managed her own consulting firm, and served as executive director of the California Institute for School Improvement, a Sacramento-based nonprofit that provides staff development and policy analysis for educators. She served as Director of Regional Programs and Special Projects for the California Department of Education. She is also a member of Full Circle Fund.
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Consider a new equity meter to measure closing the achievement gap
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Schools must repair their other damaged infrastructure: relationships
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Don’t skip this step: Designing evaluations of teachers starts with trust
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Opportune time to rethink accountability and factor in improvement
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Facing some inconvenient truths about reforming teacher evaluations
