A Double Whammy for New York Students
by Chris Cerrone
Students in New York State are halfway through the testing madness that has taken away much of their recent instruction time. When you add in test review and preparation, our children have lost so many educational opportunities.
Sadly, even after the assessments are over the harm continues. As students await their math exams that will eat up 270 minutes this week, many of their teachers have disappeared.
What happened to our teachers?
Some teachers from around New York State are being pulled from their classrooms to score the ELA exam. Is your child receiving the quality education as a result? In some cases the teacher may be out for two days to grade the assessments.
In a local middle school, the demand for substitute teachers was so great that
