College Deans Speak Out Against High Stakes Testing
Scores of education deans signed a letter to Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), chair of the House Education Committee, in opposition to the recent announcement by...
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A Broadie Joins the Biden Administration
Maureen Tracey-Mooney joined the White House staff as a Special Assistant to the President for Education. She is a graduate of the notorious Broad Center,...
Laura Chapman: On EdTrust’s “Demand” to Test Students This Spring
Laura Chapman is a regular reader and contributor. She is a retired educator and a crack researcher. She writes here about a letter from Education...
Join the National Town Hall to Learn About Canceling Testing This Spring
The standardized tests to which our students have been subjected for two decades have not improved American education. They have degraded it into endless months...
To Test or Not to Test, That Is the Question
Everyone seems to have an opinion about whether the mandated federal tests should be administered this spring. When the pandemic was first acknowledged last March,...
Nancy Bailey: Who Should Be the Next Secretary of Education?
Veteran educator Nancy Bailey has some very clear ideas about the next Secretary of Education. All her proposals are premised on Trump’s defeat, since billionaire...
David Berliner and Gene Glass: Why Bother Testing in 2021?
David Berliner and Gene Glass are leaders of the American education research community. Their books are required reading in the field. They shared with me...
Colorado Cancels State Testing
Chalkbeat reports that Colorado has canceled state academic tests for 2020. Colorado will cancel state tests in light of coronavirus school closures, officials say Any...
Alfie Kohn: Why Can’t Everyone Get An A?
Alfie Kohn has written many books critical of competition and ranking in schools. This article appeared in the New York Times. For a...
DeVos Continues D.C.’s Mad Obsession with Standardized Testing
Betsy DeVos’ team warned Arizona that it could lose $340 million in federal funding if it persists in offering options to students taking standardized...