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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: In the mailbox

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: In the mailbox:


In the mailbox

This Open Letter to the New York State Regents from New York State Professors Against High Stakes Testing follows on the heels of Chicago CReATE statement on the poor use of standardized test scores as teacher evaluation measures. 


Open Letter to the New York State Regents from 
New York State Professors Against High Stakes Testing

March 30, 2012 

As lifelong educators and researchers, from across the State of New York, we 
strongly oppose New York State's continued reliance on high stakes standardized 
testing in public schools as the primary criterion for assessing student 
achievement, evaluating teacher effectiveness, and determining school quality. 
We write to express our professional consensus and concern, and to offer our 
assistance to the Regents in generating educationally sound alternatives to 
high-stakes testing as the primary strategy for assessment in New York State. 

Researchers and educational organizations have consistently documented, and a 
nine-year study by the National Research Council has recently confirmed, that