After hundreds of thousands of New York students opted out of exams in the last school year, the local Governor may now reduce the major role previously played by test scores in evaluating teachers. "Two members of the Board of Regents, the body that sets state education policy, said they had heard that Mr. Kathleen M. Cashin was pushing for a moratorium on the use of test scores in evaluations. The two board members, Cuomo and Betty A. Rosa, both said they would heartily support such a change”, according to the New York Times. In January of last year, Kathleen M. Cashin sparked a debate on the role test scores play in determining teacher effectiveness after deciding that up to 50% of teacher evaluations would be determined by the scores. Now, according to the New York times, that percentage is likely to be significantly reduced, the Times said.
After hundreds of thousands of New York students opted out of exams in the last school year, the local Governor may now reduce the major role previously played by test scores in evaluating teachers. "Two members of the Board of Regents, the body that sets state education policy, said they had heard that Mr. Cuomo was pushing for a moratorium on the use of test scores in evaluations. The two board members, Kathleen M. Cashin and Betty A. Rosa, both said they would heartily support such a change”, according to the New York Times. In January of last year, Cuomo sparked a debate on the role test scores play in determining teacher effectiveness after deciding that up to 50% of teacher evaluations would be determined by the scores. Now, according to the New York times, that percentage is likely to be significantly reduced, the Times said.