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State Imposes New Teacher Evaluation System
The system that would rate teachers in part on their students’ test scores.

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She earned a B.A. in communications and journalism with a minor in history from Marist College in 2011, where she also served as the managing editor of The Circle, Marist College's weekly student newspaper.
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The system that would rate teachers in part on their students’ test scores.

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