Coming soon: More tests than ever
Sent to the Contra Costa Times, August 6
Patrick Mattimore's defense of multiple-choice tests ("Multiple-choice exams essential for education reform," August 5) misses the point. The issue is not multiple-choice versus other kinds of testing. The issue is not whether we need tests. The issue is the astonishing amount of testing the US Department of Education is planning for our children.
The Department of Education will require, as before, tests in reading and math near the end of school year but will also require testing several times during the year (interim testing), In addition, the Department is encouraging