Posted on 03/07/2017 8:07:56 AM PST by EinNYC
State education officials plan to scrap a literacy exam given to prospective teachers and allow certification for some applicants who fail a performance-assessment test moves that critics warned will weaken the pool of candidates.
The state Board of Regents will likely vote early next week on whether to ax the Academic Literacy Skills Test, one of four exams that teacher-wannabes have to pass for certification, officials said Monday.
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In the same vein, the teacher MUST always speak and write Standard Grammatical English, so that the students pick up correct usage by hearing it all day. Teachers who do not speak correct English will cripple their students.
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