On K-12 Governance & Rigor; 1/3 Proficient in NY Standards
The fact that only about one third of students are proficient on state tests in math and language arts was “simply unacceptable,” the letter said.
It challenged Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch and outgoing Education Commissioner John B. King Jr. to answer questions about whether to lift the cap on charter schools, how to make it easier to remove ineffective teachers and how to make teacher evaluations more stringent, among other issues.
Related: Madison’s long term, disastrous reading results.
