Horseheads Teachers Association
Winter 2016-17 Newsletter
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NYSUT Statement on the Election of Donald Trump
ALBANY, N.Y. Nov. 10, 2016 — New York State United Teachers today released the following statement on the election of Donald J. Trump as the nation’s 45th president.
“NYSUT is proud to have worked very hard in support of Hillary Clinton and thanks its members for their unprecedented activism. Now is the time for our state and nation to move forward in our great democratic tradition to face the many challenges ahead. In the coming days, NYSUT will be resolute in advancing its social justice agenda; continue to fiercely advocate for its members; and once again be at the vanguard of the fight to protect public education, retirement security, health care, workers’ rights and equality. While the work may be tough, we are up to it.”
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-----Does $90 Improve a Test Score? -----
NEA Today Spring 2016
The support for high stakes testing rests on a belief that a test score accurately measures what a student has learned. Therefore, many argue, standardized tests should be a major factor in evaluating teachers. Jeffrey Livingston, an economics professor at Bentley University, wondered what would happen if you offered a student a financial reward of $90 to do well on a standardized test. Livingston and some colleagues created a trial using students in Chicago. What they found is that students did much better on the test that was incentivized, but did not show the same gains on the official standardized test they took a week earlier.
The policy implications are crucial, says Livingston. "The results suggest that students do not try as hard as they can on tests where they have nothing to gain personally. This calls into question the appropriateness of using standardized tests that have no impact on a students welfare as an evaluation of a student's academic progress." Livingston explains.
To Attend Board of Education Meetings!!!!
- December 22nd- Intermediate School 6 pm
- January 26th- Big Flats 6 pm
- February 9th- State of Schools Budget Kick-off - Big Flats Comm. Ctr. 6 pm
- February 23rd- Center Street 6 pm
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