Tag: multiple-measures
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Stuyvesant Principal Eric Contreras In Favor of ‘Mixed Metrics’ Assessment Instead of Only SHSAT
Principal Eric Contreras is stepping down, but is in favor of using multiple criteria for measuring merit, as opposed to the single roughly 100 math and English multiple-choice SHSAT. That makes both the principal and valedictorian of Stuyvesant pro-reform. Though Contreras told the Journal he is in favor of “mixed metrics” to be used in…
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UFT: The Specialized High School Controversy is a Political Sideshow
UFT Michael Mulgrew’s opinion The United Federation of Teachers has made repeated suggestions for improving the admission process in the “exam” schools, including using multiple measures and prioritizing the highest-level performers from every middle school. But however that debate turns out, the real focus of the DOE and our local political leaders should be on…