Editor’s Picks 2015, No. nine: Why you should stop testing and start assessing
One educator issues a challenge to all: skip the Scantron and discover what students really know Ed. note: This year ... Read more
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Is homework worth the time?
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Tests for pupils, but the grades go to teachers
New York City education officials are developing more than a dozen new standardized tests, but in a sign of the times, their main purpose will be to grade…
Under pressure, teachers tamper with test scores
Of all the forms of academic cheating, none may be as startling as educators tampering with children’s standardized tests, reports the New York Times.