The New York State Department of Education is making several recommendations to improve the quality of teachers in New York.
These recommendations include: 1) using value-added assessment to prove teachers have the necessary abilities to acquire initial and professional teacher certifications; 2) allowing the creation of pilot teacher-certification programs with more universities as well as research centers and non-profit organizations; and 3) requiring teachers to demonstrate content knowledge through either higher-level subject-related college coursework, or tougher examinations.
New York, like Nevada, currently has a ban on using student testing data for teacher evaluations. However, New York’s legislature currently has no plan to renew the ban, which is set to expire soon.
Will Nevada try to improve the quality of teachers in the state, or will it continue to push the status quo?
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