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Friday, February 17, 2012

Jon Stewart tries to talk to Arne Duncan - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Jon Stewart tries to talk to Arne Duncan - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:

Jon Stewart tries to talk to Arne Duncan

Jon Stewart tried to engage Education Secretary Arne Duncan on “The Daily Show” Thursday night, but the effort was an exercise in the futility of conversing with someone who won’t deviate from his talking points.

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How to stop cheating on standardized tests

In light of repeated cheating scandals on standardized tests in school districts across the country, the Education Department recently asked members of the public for ideas on how to prevent, detect and respond to irregularities on completed tests.

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In defense of NAEP

I published a guest post that was highly criticial of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, an exam sometimes referred to as the nation’s report card and the gold standard of standardized assessment.

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