A PROTEST BY SOME ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS WEDNESDAY OVER STATE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT EVALUATIONS. ABOUT THREE DOZEN APS TEACHERS BURNED THEIR EVALUATIONS OUTSIDE DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS ON UPTOWN AS BOARD MEMBERS MET INSIDE FOR THEIR WEEKLY MEETING.
THE TEACHERS SAY THE STATE EVALUATIONS ARE UNFAIR, DESPITE SOME OF THEM BEING RATED “HIGHLY EFFECTIVE.” MUCH OF THE CRITICISM HAS TO DO WITH THE RATINGS BEING BASED ON STUDENT TEST SCORES. THE TEACHERS SAY THE EVALUATIONS LAUNCHED BY PUBLIC EDUCATION SECRETARY HANNA SKANDERA IN 2012 ARE MEANINGLESS.
