Brian Questions Comm. Mitchell Chester About Teaching To The Test [Video]
Brian The Cab Driver has an exclusive interview with Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Mitchell Chester. The commish outlines the future of standardized testing, why the new state assessment, MCAS 2.0, is necessary evil, and his opinion on why it was necessary to have all employees at an under-performing elementary school re-apply for their position.
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