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Tag: testing and accountability

US Education’s Dominant Research Method: Cherry Picking Evidence

Richard P. Phelps: In the realm of education testing policy cherry pickers have run the show for over three decades. It’s time to unrig the research.

April 12, 2019April 3, 2019 Richard Phelps
Education Reform education policy, testing and accountability2 Comments on US Education’s Dominant Research Method: Cherry Picking Evidence

Newsday: New York Parents Must Have Students Take Assessments

New York State Department of Education Building in Albany, NY. Photo credit: Matt H. Wade (CC-By-SA)

Newsday declared the war over Common Core and other education reforms in New York over and said parents must have their students take state assessments.

September 20, 2018September 20, 2018 Shane Vander Hart
Education at State Level Common Core State Standards, New York, New York State Education Department, testing and accountability, Testing opt-out

Are School Takeovers Racist Power Plays?

Dr. Domingo Morel, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University, ascribed a rather nefarious purpose behind state takeovers of schools.

July 9, 2018July 5, 2018 Shane Vander Hart
Education Reform school takeovers, testing and accountability1 Comment on Are School Takeovers Racist Power Plays?

Teacher Shortages Become More Acute

Valarie Strauss at The Washington Post writes about the teacher shortages every state is facing this school year, a problem that has become acute in recent years.

August 29, 2017 Shane Vander Hart
Education Reform Common Core, standardized testing, teacher shortages, testing and accountability, Valarie Strauss2 Comments on Teacher Shortages Become More Acute

The Every Child Achieves Act Continues Test-based Accountability

S. 1177 retains the 17 NCLB mandated annual tests in grades 3-12 and includes of student test performance in state accountability systems.

July 14, 2015 Erin Tuttle
Elementary and Secondary Education Act assessments, Every Child Achieves Act, federal assessment mandate, Lamar Alexander, No Child Left Behind, testing and accountability
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