Educators protest corporate influence on public education
By Gazette staff writers
Protestors from New York State United Teachers demonstrated on the steps of the State Education Department building, shredding a Pearson testing contract while speaking out against what they call the growing corporate influence on teaching and learning in New York's public schools and colleges.
Demonstrators took direct aim at Pearson, feeding a copy of the giant testing company's $32.8 million contract with the state into a shredder. Protestors said Pearson wields undue influence on schools and students, including establishing the "cut scores" that determine which students are labeled as successful. Teachers are prohibited from discussing the Pearson test questions and content publicly.
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