1/19/21-Citing Pandemic, Murphy Alters Teacher Evaluations
- January 19 2021
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Citing Pandemic, Murphy Alters Teacher Evaluations
January 13, 2021 |njspotlight.com
A decade ago, New Jersey made national news when then-Gov. Chris Christie signed a law adding more student-centered data to how teachers were evaluated each year. One measure was tied to state test scores, the other to academic performance in the classroom.
On Monday (1/11/21), the state marked a new chapter when Gov. Phil Murphy released an executive order that, among other actions, all but eliminates any such measures from teacher evaluations for at least the 2020-2021 school year.
