Sherman Dorn
Education Policy Analysis Archive
January 2003
In this 30-page study, "published" by Arizona State's "Education Policy Analysis Archive," Sherman Dorn of the University of South Florida's College of Education tries to use 20th Century history to predict the effects of high-stakes tests that must be passed to earn high-school diplomas. You may not be surprised to learn that the author thinks they will cause graduation rates to decline, dropouts to rise, and confusion to persist over the "social meaning of diplomas." Aaargh. See for yourself, if you must, at http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v11n1/.
