Illinois to Rely Less on Testing to Judge Teachers’ Performance – WEEK (Peoria)

Illinois to rely less on testing to judge teachers’ performance – WEEK (Peoria)

Now that Gov. JB Pritzker has signed Senate Bill 28 into law, school districts have the option to remove the student growth metric from the evaluation process. Welcoming the new law is the president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, who said there’s been too much testing and it’s getting in the way of real learning.

Illinois to rely less on testing to judge teachers’ performance | Illinois State Bar Association

Illinois to rely less on testing to judge teachers’ performanceIllinois teachers won’t necessarily be evaluated based on the way their students perform on standardized tests. Now that Gov. JB Pritzker has signed Senate Bill 28 into law, school districts have the option to remove the student growth metric from the evaluation process. Source: 25 News Now