Some educators argue that state tests don't do much more than evaluate students' ability to perform under pressure.| Education Week
On Tuesday, the University announced that standardized test scores will not be required for first-year and transfer applicants during the 2021-22 admissions cycle.| The Stanford Daily
State testing remains a complicated debate amongst educators as the end-of-year assessments take place.| Education Week
What do Texans believe about STAAR tests? Texans’ views on student learning, teaching challenges, and accountability ratings. The post Four years of data reveal Texans’ doubts about STAAR appeared first on Charles Butt Foundation.| Charles Butt Foundation
Recent NAEP reading scores show students have made negligible improvement in reading. While there could be various reasons for this, it's critical to recognize that the curse of NCLB policies has driven public education for almost 25 years, and changing course and reevaluating what isn't working is essential. NCLB led to Common Core State Standards,| Nancy Bailey's Education Website - Revive, Rally and Recover Public Schools
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How to enable guided access for testing on the iPad so that students can use their iPad during exams and standardized tests.| Veroniiiica
It is a monster. I've seen it terrorize thousands of children. They can't run. They can't hide. It will catch them eventually. I've seen it kill kids...or at least kill their love of school and learning. Like the movie monster Frankenstein it is a freightening patchwork, but in this case not one of used body parts but of misdirected education policy of our own creation that sparks fear, misunderstanding and even panic among people. But Frankenstein wasn't bad...just a guy that g...| Teaching Underground