UFT responds to the New York State Education Department's 2012 assessment guide and schedule

The New York State Education Department (SED) on Dec. 19 released the 2012 grade three through eight assessment guidelines. The tests will be administered in April 2012.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew said:

“The unimpressive recent results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress show that the test prep that has taken over much of the class time in our schools has not helped our kids learn. This testing schedule may be better than the one that SED floated earlier, but the underlying issue remains the same: the last thing New York’s kids need is more testing.”