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[quote=Anonymous]Since the topic of this post was New York...

The New York State PTA announced a new campaign today, calling on the state Education Department for at least a year's delay in linking student test scores to teacher and principal evaluations, among other things.

PTA President Lana Ajemian told reporters in a conference call that the association's members support the increased rigor of the Common Core standards but are deeply concerned about the way they are being implemented in New York.

The PTA has been a strong supporter of the Common Core for the past few years.[b] It's national affiliate has received substantial funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which is a key supporter of the standards nationwide.[/b]

But Ajemian said New York's rollout of the standards has been so poor that it undermines public confidence in them. That, she said, is what the PTA's new campaign is trying to rectify.

[b]"The rushed implementation combined with excessive testing have already shaken confidence in the Common Core, and we cannot afford more confusion and discontent," she said. "... We hope that we will save the promise of this initiative."
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Ajemian said the organization will lobby legislators, meet with newspaper editorial boards and do advertising to push its campaign.

Besides delaying the use of[b] student testing for high-stakes decisions about teachers and students, the PTA wants to make testing more flexible for English language learners and students with disabilities and increase training of teachers and administrators in implementing the standards.[/b][/quote]

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