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NYSUT responds after news that standardized tests will continue for grades 3-8 and high schoolers
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New York State United Teachers released the following statement today regarding the state’s plan for administration of standardized exams in grades 3–8 and high school if the U.S. Department of Education denies waivers of exam requirements:
“In a year that has been anything but standard, forcing states to administer standardized exams is just plain poor federal policy,” NYSUT President Andy Pallotta said. “The state is making the most of a bad situation by scaling back this year’s testing requirements and limiting stress on students who already have gone through so much. Commissioner Rosa, Chancellor Young and the Board of Regents are doing what’s necessary to put students
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Albany, NY) Today, the Senate Majority will pass its one-house budget resolution that delivers emergency aid to help New York recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and invests in a brighter, more equitable future by fully funding essential services and putting more money in the pockets of working and middle-class families. The Senate resolution increases total school aid by $5.7 billion, provides billions in residential and commercial rental and foreclosure assistance, restores critical funding to our health care system, and jumpstarts our economy with investments in transportation and small businesses. The Senate Majority’s proposal asks the wealthiest New Yorkers to pay their fair share rather than balancing the budget on the backs of working families.
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The Board of Regents also approved the state Education Department’s plan to cancel all but four of the June Regents exams in the absence of a federal waiver. Only the algebra I, ELA, living environment and earth science Regents exams will be administered, because they fulfill a federal mandate to test high school students at least once in ELA, science and math.
Students enrolled in those four classes will still be exempt from passing the exam to graduate. State education officials have indicate that no student will be required to come into a building to take an assessment., and all amendments are designed to reflect the fact that instruction has not been even across the state this year.