Schools Matter: North Carolina Teachers Smothered in Tests

Schools Matter: North Carolina Teachers Smothered in Tests:

North Carolina Teachers Smothered in Tests

by Jim Horn

From the Advancement Project (ht to Monty Neill)

Taking Back Our Classrooms: The United Struggle of Teachers, Students, and Parents in North Carolina Against High-Stakes Testing

March 5, 2012

North Carolina students, parents and teachers say the state’s use of high-stakes testing as its primary means of evaluating students and schools is ineffective, counterproductive, and denies young people the quality education they deserve, according to a new report.

Released today by Advancement Project, Advocates for Children’s Services and the North Carolina