Will States Swap Standards-Based Tests for SAT, ACT?

09/11/2019
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( Edweek by Catherine Gewertz ) ||   High school testing is on the brink of a profound shift, as states increasingly choose college-entrance exams to measure achievement. The new federal education law invites that change, but it comes with some big caution signs and unanswered questions. The questions are hanging over a provision of […]

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The new standardized testing craze to hit public schools

12/20/2016
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(The Washington Post) By Valerie Strauss — Last year, the Obama administration conceded that U.S. public school students were taking too many standardized tests, this after after a revolt among students, parents and teachers, and after a two-year study found that there was no evidence that adding testing time improves student achievement. But if you […]

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