Educators want spring assessments canceled
Sophie Grosserode – Rockland/Westchester Journal News USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 1/25/21 on page A1
Educators across New York are calling on the state Education Department to cancel spring assessments for the second straight year as the pandemic drags on.
“Throughout this school year, there has not been a standardized mode of instruction across the state,” said Jolene DiBrango, executive vice president of New York State United Teachers, in a letter to Interim Education Commissioner Betty Rosa.
“Without standardized instructional modes there should not be a standardized test at the end of the year,”
Interim Education Commissioner Betty Rosa said the state was looking to make a decision about the Regents exams “as soon as possible.” she wrote.