New York State United Teachers is working with the Board of Regents, the State Education Department, and lawmakers to overhaul the teacher certification process. NYSUT says that there are numerous content and computer format problems with the state’s new certification exams. The union also wants lawmakers to stop for-profit testing companies from charging student-teachers to […]
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Chasing school reform
I’m getting really tired of “school reform.” Rochester, like the big Midwestern city that’s getting the headlines right now, has embarked on lots of reforms. Over decades. The result of our effort and money: test scores and graduation rates have kept dropping. And middle-income families have moved out or sent their children to private schools. […]
