Hey, Over Here… I got this standardized test for yah… Cheap.
by jonpelto
Three weeks ago came the news that Bridgeport Superintendent Paul Vallas and the corporate reformers who are busy “turning around” the Bridgeport School System decided to add another round of standardized tests to finish up the school year (even though the state-wide Connecticut Mastery Tests just took place only a few weeks ago.) See Wait What? More Standardized Testing, Hooray!
Vallas’s Chief Administrative Officer informed Bridgeport’s teachers about the development with a memo that read “…there will be end-of-year testing in English Language Arts and mathematics that will mirror the CMT and CAPT examinations. These tests will be administered to all students in Grades 3-11 during the week of June 4th, including Grades 9 and 11 who do not take state assessments.”
According to this new Vallas Doctrine, “traditionally, instruction wanes after the administration of the state tests. Unfortunately, this ‘lull’ in teaching and learning deprives our students of much-needed academic support.”
Sadly Vallas’ team of administrators and consultants failed to provide any evidence to