That’s one of the main arguments in a lawsuit the teachers union filed yesterday seeking to block the Department of Education from going public with its ratings of 12,000 teachers.

By AMBER SUTHERLAND, BILL SANDERSON and YOAV GONEN

at The New York Post

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The United Federation of Teachers’ filing in Manhattan Supreme Court yesterday, prompted by a Freedom of Information Act request filed by The Post in August, argues the data is inaccurate and misleading — but moreover too complicated for parents to grasp.

Parents said they understood that the evaluations weren’t an be-all and end-all, but some bristled at the suggestion that they were too dense to digest it.

“Parents and community members have the right to know how their districts, schools, principals and teachers are doing,” he said. “It’s up to local communities to set the context for these courageous conversations but silence is not an option.”

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