The state Board of Regents voted Monday to scrap a literacy exam for prospective teachers, in a move some critics blasted as a damaging dilution of classroom standards. (nypost.com)
Still, education remains a top - tier issue, even as the more pitched battles over charter schools, teacher evaluations and classroom standards for testing have been quietly de-emphasized in recent legislative sessions. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Temporary staff such as supply teachers provide essential support to ensure that staff absence does not lead to a drop in classroom standards. (educationbusinessuk.net)