Grade marks ‘erosion’ as teachers lose confidence in state evaulation process Changes urged in state evaluation process Written by Matthew Albright The News Journal
Growing numbers of Delaware teachers are dissatisfied with the state assessment used to judge their performance, results from a statewide survey show.
Respondents gave the system an average grade of “C,” the lowest rating since the assessment began.
Three quarters of the surveyed teachers did not think the system should continue in its current form. More than 80 percent of administrators thought the same thing.
But many teachers worry the measures don’t account for factors like a student’s family situation, disruptive classmates and other things they can’t control but which can drag down test scores.