New Teacher-Licensing Exams in N.Y. Lead to Subpar Results.

The article discusses the low passing rates for prospective teachers taking the teacher-licensing exam in New York. Topics discussed include the tests prospective teachers must take, which are the Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA), Educating All Students, and Academic Literacy Skills Test, the attitudes of teacher-educators towards the edTPA, and the scores of minority college student teacher candidates.