The Common Core / Race to the Top / NCLB waiver program that linked bogus standardized testing (Pearson, RARCC, SBAC) in math and
ELA with teacher evaluations (VAM) forced the majority of school districts to put science and social studies on the back burner at the K to 8 level..
Not exact matches
The resolution up for discussion in Comsewogue says the board «will seriously consider not administering the New York State standardized
ELA and math exams in grades 3 - 8, and the science exam in grades 4 and 8,» citing disagreement
with state funding and the linkage of
teacher evaluations to student test scores.
To do this, each CORE office is staffed
with an executive director and a variety of academic consultants including individuals who specialize in
ELA, math, data analysis,
teacher and principal
evaluation, intervention, CTE, and school nutrition.