The unions oppose the governor's plan to have student results on state standardized exams account for half of a teacher's job rating, up from 20 percent. (nypost.com)
This month, nearly 200,000 New York students opted out of state standardized exams. (e4e.org)
That's the essence of the New York Performance Standards Consortium, 39 diverse and highly successful public high schools that have received waivers from state standardized exams and so can emphasize higher - order skills, such as crafting and defending a college thesis paper. (huffingtonpost.com)