Statement from Kate Walsh, President of the National Council on Teacher Quality, on Scrapping New York’s Literacy Test for Prospective Teachers

Today, New York's State Board of Regents is considering doing away with a recently adopted licensing test for teacher candidates, amid concerns that the too many black and Latino teacher candidates fail to pass the test.NCTQ President Kate Walsh released this statement: "Getting rid of this recent licensing test is a big step backwards, not just for New York but for the country. This test, first implemented in 2013-14, put the academic needs of students above the employment interests of teachers."