‘Our professional growth system is a hill to die on’
No mention of Pearson-MCPS assessments in this Gazette article. What is Superintendent Joshua Starr hiding?
...According to a Dec. 31 story in The Washington Post, Starr’s opposition to Obama administration school reform programs, particularly a plan to evaluate teachers through standardized tests, might have cost him a job offer. The Post reported that U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan lobbied newly elected New York Mayor Bill De Blasio not to hire Starr. The city school system has 1.1 million students and 1,700 schools.
Maybe if we can't administer the tests, we won't have to (or be able to!) use the scores....
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