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HIGH-STAKES TESTING MONOPOLIZES LEARNING IN CALIFORNIA CLASSROOMS
CTA Vice-President Barbara E. Kerr Testifies Before Joint Legislative Hearing Today
California Teachers Association
1325 S Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
www.cta.org
Contact: Becky Zoglman, 916-442-5895 or Mike Myslinski, 650-552-5324
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 27, 2002
SACRAMENTO - The California Teachers Association is sponsoring legislation to improve California's assessment and testing program. Representing more than 335,000 teachers across the state, CTA Vice President Barbara E. Kerr will testify before the Assembly Joint Hearing on Education and Higher Education today.
"As teachers, we understand the importance of testing as one way to measure student achievement," said CTA Vice President Barbara E. Kerr. "However, tests should reflect what children are learning in our classrooms. Students are spending too much time taking and preparing for high-stakes tests that are not fully aligned to California's state standards."
What: CTA Vice President Barbara E. Kerr testifies before Assembly Joint Hearing on Education and Higher Education.
When: Today, February 27, 2002
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Where: State Capitol, Room 4202
Kerr will be available for interviews with reporters after her testimony.
The 335,000-member CTA is affiliated with the 2.6-million member National Education Association. |