CONTACT: Nat Bender, 908-377-0393 nbender [@] aftnj.org
Chiera said, “Teaching and learning are more than passing or failing a standardized test. Just as there are many multiple measures of success in life, students coming from so many different backgrounds with different advantages and challenges cannot objectively be held to a ‘one-size-fits-all’ framework in testing. Accordingly, tying educators’ evaluations, which could lead to loss of pay or even a job, does not make good policy sense. We applaud the NJ State Assembly for passing bill A-4122, which eliminates standardized assessments as measures of student growth or progress in evaluations of teachers, and call on the State Senate to pass a companion bill so we can get students and teachers back to focusing on the joy of learning.”
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