Principal urges state ed chief to take standardized tests to see problems with exams - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Principal urges state ed chief to take standardized tests to see problems with exams - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:

Principal urges state ed chief to take standardized tests to see problems with exams

by Valerie Strauss

A New York school principal is urging the state’s education commissioner to review the standardized math assessments recently given to students in grades 3-5 because of a host of serious problems with their design. In a powerful letter, she also told him to take the tests to see the problems for himself.
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Funniest commencement speeches

by Valerie Strauss

If you have ever sat at a commencement speech and listened to a speaker droning on and on and on and on and on, then you might appreciate the following excerpts from some of the funniest speeches ever delivered at a graduation.
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