New York City to Roll Out New Tests to Rate Teachers
Something tells me this will not end well:
New York City education officials are developing more than a dozen new standardized tests, but in a sign of the times, their main purpose will be to grade teachers, not the students who take them.
Elementary school students would most likely take at least one or two additional tests every year, beginning in the third grade. High school students could take up to eight additional tests a year, and middle school students would also have extra tests. These would be in addition to the state English, math and Regents exams that students already take.
The new tests are part of New York’s effort to comply with Race to the Top funding requirements which require states to rate teachers. While officials are attempting to make the tests more involved than simple multiple-
