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All we are saying is give choice a chance. Michael J. Petrilli
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Agnostic on form; honoring the best
All the pro-testing talking points you’ll ever need. Robert Pondiscio
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Testing, accountability, and the new ESEA.
The new-teacher attrition rate is not 50 percent. Megan Lail
Ivory tower, meet grounded boots. Kevin Mahnken
Debunking the “selection bias” myth. Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
Arizona makes passing the U.S. citizenship test a graduation requirement. Other states should too. Robert Pondiscio
A former secretary of education on the gap between policy and practice. Rod Paige
The word around town is that support for annual testing among rank-and-file members of Congress—in both chambers and on both sides of the aisle—is dangerously low. They are constantly hearing complaints from their constituents about the overuse and abuse of standardized tests, and many are eager to do something about it.
At Inside Schools, a website for parents covering New York City schools, reporter
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Proof that such programs do keep kids out of harm’s way. Dara Zeehandelaar, Ph.D.
Licensing tests to insure teachers know how to teach reading? What a concept! Robert Pondiscio
Education Week’s annual report confuses preschool quality with preschool quantity. Chester E. Finn, Jr.
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