Experts: Testing companies “buckling” under weight of NCLB CNN.com
A handful of companies create, print and score most of the tests in the U.S. and they’re struggling with a workload that has exploded since President Bush signed the education reform package in 2002.
Failing Schools See a Solution in Longer Day NYT
States and school districts nationwide are moving to lengthen the day at struggling schools, spurred by grim test results suggesting that more than 10,000 schools are likely to be declared failing under federal law next year.
To Be AP, Courses Must Pass Muster WaPo
The College Board, publisher of college-preparatory exams, is auditing every Advanced Placement course in the nation, asking teachers of an estimated 130,000 AP courses to furnish written proof by June 1 that the courses they teach are worthy of the brand.
Poor Behavior Is Linked to Time in Day Care NYT
A much-anticipated report from the largest and longest-running study of American child care has found that keeping a preschooler in a day care center for a year or more increased the likelihood that the child would become disruptive in class — and that the effect persisted through the sixth grade.