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State mulls linking test scores to teach pay » Redding Record Searchlight


State mulls linking test scores to teach pay » Redding Record Searchlight:

"'It's a bad deal for education,' said Steve Piffero, a history teacher at Red Bluff High School and president of the school's teachers association. He also sits on the California Teachers Association board.

Tying teachers' performance evaluations directly to the test scores of their students is like 'putting all our eggs in one basket,' he said.
Teaching is a yearlong process, he said, and standardized tests are a one-day deal.

If a student is having a bad day or isn't a strong test-taker, then the teacher would be unjustly punished, he said."