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Would-be teachers fail licensing tests
2021-07-23
Joanne Jacobs via Instapundit
Only 45 percent of would-be elementary teachers pass state licensing tests on the first try in states with strong testing systems concludes a new report by the National Council on Teacher Quality. Twenty-two percent of those who fail — 30 percent of test takers of color — never try again, reports Driven by Data: Using Licensure Tests to Build a Strong, Diverse Teacher Workforce.

Exam takers have the hardest time with tests of content knowledge, such as English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies.
Posted by:g(r)omgoru

#6  C before I except after J
Posted by: Croque Fliting8030   2021-07-23 17:53  

#5  I wonder if that's a bad thing or a good thing - given who usually creates the tests.
Posted by: Glenmore   2021-07-23 14:12  

#4  Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says Biden administration's Education Department is 'as far left as they come' after it promoted radical activist group's handbook
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-07-23 08:28  

#3  WTF else is left in elementary school curricula?

Well, NYC was teaching first graders how to tug.
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-07-23 07:27  

#2  those who fail — 30 percent of test takers of color — never try again,

Thank Gawd for small mercies. It won't last though. Because licensing tests are racist you know.

hardest time with... English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies

WTF else is left in elementary school curricula?
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-07-23 06:46  

#1  ^That's why they like CRT so much: "Jews white people are bad, black people are good!" is easy to remember & easy to teach.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-07-23 06:42  

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