EDUCATION: Do teacher evaluations make the grade?
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New standards enacted by the Board of Regents will make the problem of teacher evaluations worse, says RTA President Adam Urbanski. FILE PHOTO
New York's teachers and principals just got a peek into the future. And while some may have been inspired, many were frustrated by what they saw.
Before adopting new evaluation standards for teachers and principals last week, the state Board of Regents enacted eleventh-hour changes that make the evaluations more rigorous. And the changes will go into effect sooner than expected.
Education reformers heaped praise on the board and on Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has pushed for tougher standards. But many teachers, union leaders, and education experts says the changes are politically motivated and misguided.
There is widespread agreement among educators and community and business leaders that teacher evaluations need to be improved. But there are serious concerns among teachers and their union leaders about evaluations that are overly reliant on student performance on state tests.
The State Legislature, with the support of the state teachers union, passed a law last year requiring tougher evaluation standards to help
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