Looking for Evidence
Two interesting news articles caught my attention recently, both having to do with how in spite of improving test scores nothing seems to have changed in terms of student performance. On June 26th,...
View ArticleWhat's Wrong With High Stakes Testing?
As a school principal I am often asked why I do not support high stakes testing. After all, doesn't the existence of a test for graduation force kids to take school more seriously? And doesn't it make...
View ArticleSeeing STARS in Nebraska
Imagine that in this era of reducing everything we do in schools to a score on a high-stakes, standardized test that one state just says no. Imagine that this state relies upon locally established...
View ArticleMeet the New Test -- Same as the Old Test
In a recent Washington Post piece, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan repeated a refrain we have heard far too often about the subject of testing.In a nutshell, Duncan admits that No Child Left Behind...
View ArticleOne Day in March that Might Change the Way We Look at Testing
By daylight, USA Today had hit the streets. It didn’t take long for the story to be picked up by the blogosphere, on television and radio, and in other media outlets.Michelle Rhee’s test-driven reforms...
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