Carol Burris, South Side High School Principal on Long Island, and 2013 NYS High School Principal of the Year, offers some insight into the implications of the NYS budget which passed last week. From the article, "With state-created growth scores on Regents exams, every high-school teacher will be incentivized to push weaker students out of challenging classes like Advanced Algebra, Physics and Chemistry. Low track classes with their softer SLOs will be a more attractive option for increasing teacher “growth.”   

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/04/03/what-the-thoughtless-n-y-government-just-did-to-teachers/