Teacher Diversity (H 5699)

  • Status: Died in Committee
  • Position: Support
  • Bill Number: H 5699
  • Session: 2021
  • Latest Update: March 29, 2021
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We supported this bill which proposes measures to increase teacher diversity but urged an amendment to restrict the use of standardized tests as a certification requirement. Before passage of the No Child Left Behind Act, Rhode Island law explicitly barred teacher applicants from being disqualified based solely on their performance on a standardized test in recognition of the documented racial disparities in the test results and lack of evidence that the tests measure anything meaningful. Unfortunately, the bill died in committee.

Sponsors:
Representative Anastasia Williams