40 States Probed Alleged Cheating on Tests, Federal Report Finds
A new federal study shows few states are untouched by cheating probes, and all are aware their testing systems are vulnerable to cheating. Read Full Post >
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May 17, 2013
May 16, 2013
Problem vs. Solution: A Response
We need a diversity of attempted solutions;mistakes must be honored, not attacked. Read Full Post >
May 15, 2013
Can We Take a Tylenol® for the Madness?
We have endured the tests. Now we must plan for the reaction to the scores. Tisch and others should stand up with us and join us in navigating the turbulence caused by this change. Read Full Post >
May 15, 2013
There Is Only One Effective Teacher Evaluation
Teacher evaluations that are being perpetrated on teachers by politicians and reformers are wrong-headed. Peer Assistance and Review programs offer the best method that assure teacher quality. Read Full Post >
May 14, 2013
NAEP Faces Budget Ax: Social Studies Exams to Be Scaled Back
The National Assessment of Educational Progress in civics, history, and geography is being scaled back because of budget cuts. It will only be offered to 8th graders. Read Full Post >
May 14, 2013
And So Ends the Seattle Testing Boycott Saga—for Now
Seattle superintendent José Banda emailed the district with a plan of action for the MAP test that spawned a teacher boycott. Read Full Post >
May 14, 2013
New Attack on Common Core From Pennsylvania Democrats
Pennsylvania Democrats are saying the common core is not being funded properly and could lead to dramatically lower graduation rates. Read Full Post >
May 13, 2013
Am I a Part of the Cure ... or the Disease?
What if the perfect for which you have spent decades championing really is the enemy of the good? Read Full Post >
May 13, 2013
We Need Leaders, Not Mudslingers!
We have had much to say about the new tests and policy makers who are not listening. But we should have no interest in mudslinging toward those who see things differently. Read Full Post >
May 10, 2013
Comment Deadline Looms for Test Accommodations Manual
Some learning disability advocacy groups have said that the draft manual developed by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers is too restrictive. Read Full Post >
