Hannah Ritter

Hannah is a sophomore in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations minoring in education. This is her second semester in the Cornell Roosevelt Institute. Hannah is interested in education and immigration policy, and she hopes to become a lawyer or educator in the future. This past summer, she did research on labor policy at the ILR Worker Institute in New York City, and she advocated for low wage, contingent laborers. On campus, she is a member of the Cornell Class Notes a cappella group (check us out on Spotify).

Evaluating Educators Using Standardized State Exams Will Not Make America Catch Up

By Hannah Ritter Published May 5, 2019

As America continues to lag behind other countries in the academic arms race, politicians scapegoat teachers for low student performance. However, evaluating teachers based on students’ standardized test scores is ineffective, unfair, and actually hinders learning.