To pay for improving conditions for children of poverty: Reduce testing
To pay for improving conditions for children of poverty: Reduce testing
Sent to the NY Times, Dec. 12
“Class matters, why won’t we admit it?” (Dec. 11) suggests that we can improve school performance of poor children by providing them with some of the advantages middle-class children have. Agreed. How should we pay for this?
Part of the answer: Don’t increase testing, reduce testing. To enforce the new standards, the US Department of Education is insisting on massive increases in testing, and is demanding that tests be administered online. Research shows that increasing testing does not increase achievement, and the cost will be enormous: New
Sent to the NY Times, Dec. 12
“Class matters, why won’t we admit it?” (Dec. 11) suggests that we can improve school performance of poor children by providing them with some of the advantages middle-class children have. Agreed. How should we pay for this?
Part of the answer: Don’t increase testing, reduce testing. To enforce the new standards, the US Department of Education is insisting on massive increases in testing, and is demanding that tests be administered online. Research shows that increasing testing does not increase achievement, and the cost will be enormous: New
