"Caring about education," according to Arne Duncan
The Christian Science Monitor has announced that "Education Secretary Arne Duncan will campaign for Democrats" (Sept 22) and "support candidates that really care about education."
Clearly, the secretary's definition of "really caring about education" means support for his plan to spend billions on national standards and new tests, increasing the amount and scope of testing far beyond the already excessive amount now imposed on children.
"Caring about education" means doing this despite research showing that increasing testing does not increase achievement. Rather, it converts schools into test-prep factories, encouraging the learning of test-taking
Clearly, the secretary's definition of "really caring about education" means support for his plan to spend billions on national standards and new tests, increasing the amount and scope of testing far beyond the already excessive amount now imposed on children.
"Caring about education" means doing this despite research showing that increasing testing does not increase achievement. Rather, it converts schools into test-prep factories, encouraging the learning of test-taking
