One thing I learned is that a member of the NYS Board of Regents told Stern that David Abrams, the Assistant Commissioner: Office of Standards, Assessment, and Testing at State Ed., "has no qualifications for the job, and he's responsible for many of our blunders on the tests." Apparently, in 2008, Abrams was warned about the validity of the NYS Tests by Daniel Loretz and Howard Everson (testing experts and members of the State's Technical Advisory Group who are working with Commissioner Steiner). They asked Abrams to move ahead and deal with problems of suspected score inflation and other related problems with the 3-8 tests. Nothing was done until the new Commissioner and Chancellor decided to address the validity of the tests. What is shocking is that a man considered unqualified for this important job still has the job. Doesn't NYS deserve a highly-qualified assessment expert at the helm? If we expect our teachers to be "highly qualified" shouldn't the same be expected of bureaucrats who impact the instructional lives of teachers and students?
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