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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Will new NCLB law be less test-obsessed? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Will new NCLB law be less test-obsessed? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:

Will new NCLB law be less test-obsessed?

This was written by Monty Neill, executive director of FairTest, the National Center for Fair & Open Testing, a Boston-based non-profit dedicated to ending the misuse of tests.

By Monty Neill

It looks like pressure from multiple directions has achieved one victory in the larger battle to prevent a new version of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) from being as test-obsessed as the current law. This victory increases the odd of a new law being a realistic and useful tool for school improvement.

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