WE OPPOSE MERRYL TISCH'S AWARD
WHO IS MERRYL TISCH?
• Chancellor of the NYS Board of Regents
since 2009, Board Member since 1996
• Driving force behind NYS testing
program and the implementation of No
Child Left Behind in NYS
• Former private school teacher and
private school parent
• Teachers College Ed.D graduate
WHAT DOES SHE STAND FOR?
• Requiring all school districts to tie
teacher evaluations to student test
scores
• Allowing lnBloom, Inc. to collect and sell
private data on each K-12 student in
NYS schools without parental consent
• Decoupling teacher certification and
master's degrees from university-based
teacher education
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WHY WE DON'T STAND WITH HER
Her values do not align with the
Teachers College values of inquiry,
social justice, and inclusivity
• High-stakes standardized testing
should not be confused with quality
teaching and authentic education
Using students' test scores to rate
teachers dishonors the teaching
profession
• Children and teachers are people
with individual strengths and needs
who cannot be reduced to test
scores
• The endorsement of Merryl Tisch by
TC President and Pearson Board
Member Susan Fuhrman is a conflict
of interest
#NotMyTC
http ://dianeravitch.net/2013/05/06/teachers-col lege-to-honor-doyenne-of-hig h-stakes-testing/ and
http ://dianeravitch.net/2013/05/16/professor-oyler-an-open-letter-to-my-students/
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