Why our current obsession with high-stakes testing is wrong
We have seen how an increasingly test-obsessed public has led our school systems to narrow their curricula, diminishing attention to many of our important public education goals to…
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The toll high-stakes tests take on non-traditional learners (and their teachers)
Bobbi Snow reports for The Washington Post: He was already exhausted and had 58 questions to go.
Computer glitch keeps some Texas students from retaking high-stakes exam
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Education’s pendulum: Thinkers or test takers?
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Opinion: The complete list of problems with high-stakes standardized tests
A few days ago, I went to a reunion of the surviving members of a class that picked up their diplomas 50 years ago, in 1961. They were…
States collaborate on new national exams
Two large coalitions of states are competing for federal “Race to the Top” dollars to create a series of new national academic tests to replace the current patchwork…
Critics: Obama’s ed policies no better than Bush’s
When it comes to education policy, President Obama is repeating the most grievous errors of his predecessor, charge a trio of venerable education policy analysts, including one—Diane Ravitch—best…