Protecting Childhood and the Purpose of School David Mitchell, Douglas Gerwin, Ernst Schuberth, Michael Mancini, and Hansjörg HofrichterPicture a breezy spring morning at the beach. White-tipped waves roll rhythmically up the sand, washing away footprints like a...
Over the recent decade, conversations in education have been dominated by the topic of test scores. Standardized tests are currently lauded as “the answer” to school accountability, higher student achievement, and improved teacher quality. Claims of “objective...
The McGraw-Hill Investor Fact Book Excerpt from…McGraw-Hill Investor Fact Book 2004Education section – page 30 (PDF page 9) “Since the passage of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act in 2001, states and districts have been developing assessment plans...
Additional Articles: The following are previously published articles about CSAP: CSAPs Have Not Worked – The Denver Post State lawmakers, especially Republicans who usually champion educational choice, have come down in favor of government mandates and against...
National Center for Fair & Open Testing http://www.fairtest.org The National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) works to end the misuses and flaws of standardized testing and to ensure that evaluation of students, teachers and schools is fair, open,...