Now, Cuomo plans Common Core changes for teacher evaluations

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Jessica Bakeman

ALBANY—Governor Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday he expects to amend his signature teacher and principal evaluations to shield educators from “premature” consequences of low scoring on Common Core-based test scores, a marked change from his position in recent months.

“We have to deal with the issue of the effect of Common Core testing on teacher evaluations,” Cuomo said Tuesday at a news conference on the state budget, referring to the tougher curriculum standards adopted by the state that produced sharply lower scores on standardized tests in New York last year.

Approved Monday, the budget included reforms to the implementation of the Common Core standards for English and math. The law includes an indefinite prohibition on test scores being used "solely or primarily" in decisions about student promotion and placement, and strikes the grades from students' permanent records.

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2014/04/8542998/now-cuomo-plans-common-core-changes-teacher-evaluations

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1. Budget deal keeps test scores off transcripts

http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Budget-deal-keeps-test-scores-off-transcripts-5368751.php