Legislative Update: Standardized testing, school report cards, financial literacy & fair funding

<p><strong>Featured guest: </strong></p><ul><li>Jeff Wensing, Ohio Education Association Vice President<ul><li>A high school math teacher from Parma, Ohio, prior to his election as OEA Vice President in Spring 2019, Jeff Wensing served as the President of the Parma Education Association and as the President of the North Eastern Ohio Education Association. One of Jeff’s accomplishments was organizing members and the community to elect a new local Board of Education majority in 2017. This successful undertaking highlights his skill set by coordinating with local mayors, city council members, other unions, and the candidates themselves. Jeff has a history of listening to members prior to implementing decisions, communicating thoughtfully throughout the process, and engaging all stakeholders with full transparency.</li></ul> </li></ul><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p>"I want to be clear that classroom teachers aren't against tests. We've invented testing, and testing drives instruction, and these [formative assessments] are the tests that mean something, that were given to students in real time and drive our instruction; We can differentiate based on our students needs - not standardized tests, where you get the results in the summer and you have no way to react to the results of those tests."<ul> <li>1:25 - House Bill 67's original intent to waive state and federally required tests this school year</li> <li>2:15 - The problems with standardized testing requirements this year</li> <li>3:15 - Reworking HB 67 in wake of announcement that federal waivers would not be offered and how the new bill offers graduation requirement relief</li> <li>4:05 - Amendment in HB 67 creating a new path to graduation and provisions exempting schools from having to administer American History exams as well as requiring the the Ohio Department of Education to seek a waiver from federal accountability and reporting requirements</li> <li>4:45 - The emergency clause in the Senate version of HB 67</li> <li>5:45 - "Teachers aren