Teacher Exam Pass Rate Plummets
The teacher exam pass rate plummets.
The Daily News reports a 20% decrease in teachers passing the certification exams for the state. http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/editorial-place-flunkers-article-1.2025482
“While almost no would-be teachers flunked the state’s old certification tests, the pass rates on the four new exams range from 82% down to 68% — meaning thousands of ed-school grads didn’t make the cut.”
Education Commissioner for NY State, John King, has promised to shut down degree programs that graduate students with low pass rates.
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