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Michael Winerip Exposes the Flaw in One-Size-Fits-All | Truth in American Education

Michael Winerip Exposes the Flaw in One-Size-Fits-All | Truth in American Education:

Michael Winerip Exposes the Flaw in One-Size-Fits-All

Michael Winerip, writing in the New York Times, analyzes what went comically wrong in the education system of New York state. He says:

State officials have instead chosen to use one English test to assess every high school student in the state, which has caused another fairly gigantic problem: How do you create a single graduation exam for 200,000 seniors when some are heading to the Ivy League and others to pump gas?

If the standard is set too high, so many will fail — including children with special education needs