from Joey Garrison at the Tennessean:
Citing a "complete lack of trust" and alleging
possible manipulation of test results, a group of 15 Tennessee Republicans has
asked for the immediate resignation of state Education
Commissioner Kevin Huffman in a letter sent to his boss, Gov. Bill
Haslam, on Thursday.
"Our trustworthiness has continued to be jeopardized on
education reform," reads the letter, signed by several tea
party-affiliated House members and senators, including state Rep. Joe Carr,
R-Lascassas, a U.S. Senate candidate, and Rep. Rick Womick, R-Rockvale, who has
called for Huffman's resignation before.
"We feel a great source of that mistrust comes from the
actions and general attitude of Commissioner Kevin Huffman and that is why we,
the Tennessee legislators below, demand the immediate resignation of
Commissioner Kevin Huffman for misguided leadership, dereliction of duty, and for
failing to uphold and follow the laws of the state of Tennessee in this latest
TCAP debacle we are currently witnessing." Citing a "complete lack of
trust" and alleging possible manipulation of test results, a group of 15
Tennessee Republicans has asked for the immediate resignation of state Education
Commissioner Kevin Huffman in a letter sent to his boss, Gov. Bill
Haslam, on Thursday.
"Our trustworthiness has continued to be jeopardized on
education reform," reads the letter, signed by several tea
party-affiliated House members and senators, including state Rep. Joe Carr,
R-Lascassas, a U.S. Senate candidate, and Rep. Rick Womick, R-Rockvale, who has
called for Huffman's resignation before.
"We
feel a great source of that mistrust comes from the actions and general
attitude of Commissioner Kevin Huffman and that is why we, the Tennessee
legislators below, demand the immediate resignation of Commissioner Kevin
Huffman for misguided leadership, dereliction of duty, and for failing to
uphold and follow the laws of the state of Tennessee in this latest TCAP
debacle we are currently witnessing." . . . .
If as a teacher I brought my TCAP bucket back so much as 30 minutes late, I would be terminated. Huffman has been switching answers for months. That is just plain criminal. Even after the delayed release. my district has delayed getting the scores to teachers and making scores public. Something is rotten in Tennessee!
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