The rank & file caucus for all of New York State's teachers! Fighting for a more democratic NYSUT and the public ed system our students and communities deserve!
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Statement from @nysut: Student test scores released today are based on badly flawed standardized tests that are tied to invalid and inaccurate “proficiency” benchmarks — and were provided to teachers and schools too late to be helpful.
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“It is better that scores are up, but it doesn’t change the fact that the state’s standardized testing program — and the way it determines student proficiency — is badly broken,” said NYSUT President @AndyPallotta. nysut.org/news/2018/septembe…
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The student test scores released today are based on badly flawed standardized tests that are tied to invalid and inaccurate “proficiency” benchmarks — and were provided to teachers and schools too late to be helpful. Our statement: nysut.org/news/2018/septembe…
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State test scores? Too little, too late.
And by "too little" we mean that the scores are based on flawed standardized tests and pegged to invalid measures of proficiency.
Our full statement from yesterday: nysut.org/news/2018/septembe…
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Sign up for the Thunderclap to spread the word. Urge Sen. Flanagan and @NYSenate to support local control of teacher evaluations! Together we can fix APPR! thunderclap.it/projects/6983… #Pass8301NOW #LetUSTeach #LetThemLearn
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77% of NYS Senate members support the bill to fix APPR and return teacher evaluations to local control. Why hasn’t it been brought to the Senate floor for a vote? #LetUsTeach #LetThemLearn #LetTheSenateVote nysut.org/letusteach
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Day 2 #NYSUTRA18 Special order of Business resolution presented by @BfloTeachersFed! To stop the abuse of kids whose parents chose to opt their kids out of state tests, that do not fairly or accurately assess what a child knows at their grade level be STOPPED! Unanimous!
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"Let us teach, let them learn," says @AndyPallotta.
Join the fight to replace APPR with local control of teacher evaluations. mac.nysut.org/action/423
#NYSUTRA
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Thank you President @AndyPallotta and the NYSUT Board of Directors. I am inspired by the dedicated teachers, paraprofessionals, nurses and all those who serve the children of NYS! With 600,000 strong behind me, our voice will be heard! xitter.cf/nysut/status/989466621…
NYSUT endorses AP biology teacher John Mannion for state Senate nysut.org/news/2018/april/ny…
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Please TAKE ACTION NOW and SHARE your stories with the NYS Education Department (NYSED) and Board of Regents. ASK them to CORRECT the MISINFORMATION being spread about test refusals, and to stop the bullying of our children. actionnetwork.org/letters/st…
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Testing Corporations Rake in Cash while Teachers Sell Plasma to Survive by Steven Singer @StevenSinger3 badassteachers.blogspot.com/…
#TBATs
@BadassTeachersA
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Hastings BOE Prez, @lisaeggert addresses the emotionaland psychological harm caused by high stakes testing! #optout2018 @NYSAPE @nybats lohud.com/story/opinion/cont…
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When you hear administrators rail on and on to parents about how they NEED to take these assessments, how important they are, how much BETTER THEY... lohud.com/story/opinion/cont…
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JUNK SCIENCE: NYS Teacher union calls out “inaccurate” tests for mass-mislabeling kids as failing. SED asked to fix “broken tests” + tell parents about right to #optout. @nysutEVP should also note the law requires scoring algorithms to be “transparent + available” but they aren’t xitter.cf/nysutevp/status/981120…
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"SED must immediately fix the benchmarks, by working with educators and parents’ groups to ensure they are fair and accurate measures of student success," says @NYSUTEVP Jolene DiBrango. lohud.com/story/opinion/cont… #BrokenBenchmarks
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BATs Exec. Dir @marla_kilfoyle & @jmtrht0625 talking #Janus on @RickSmithShow last night - give a listen #TeacherVoice #TeacherTruth podbean.com/media/share/pb-d…
#ImStickingWithOurUnion #BeatTheBillionaires #unrigthesystem
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ELIA’S SURVEY BOYCOTTED: Questions in Commissioner’s survey on teacher evaluations too vague to answer, include options to terminate teachers based on test results, growth scores + VAM models #goingbackwards @AndyPallotta @nysutEVP @Lily_NEA @jamaalabowman @carolburris @STCaucus
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Proud of @YohuruWilliams's blurb for my book, Common Core: National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy (@JHUPress 2018). amazon.com/Common-Core-Educa… @NPEaction @Network4pubEd @BadassTeachersA
