The following was presented as a public comment at the Prince George’s County Board of Education meeting on March 26, 2015. The views expressed are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Prince George’s County Advocates for Better Schools.
Good evening. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak tonight.
I am Cheryl Davis and have been involved in education for over 25 years. I am an English teacher at Laurel High School (with 13 years of experience teaching Advanced Placement English); I have been a business writing consultant; I have been an adjunct professor; and I have even been a home and hospital teacher. This year and last, I have seen more disruption in the education of my students–caused by poor Common Core Standards implementation and unreasonable testing requirements–than I have in over two decades of teaching. Continue reading
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