Guess when this was written
Consider that the implementation of No Child Left Behind, known as the era of high-stakes testing, began in 2002 under president George W. Bush, and that Race to the Top, which critics call NCLB “on steroids” for its reliance on standardized testing, began in 2009 under President Obama. Now read these passages and guess when they were written:Testing has assumed a prominent role in recent efforts to improve the quality of education …. Policymakers believe that testing sets meaningful standards to which school systems, schools, teachers, and students can aspire; that test data can help shape instruction; that it serves important accountability purposes; and that coupled with effective incentives and/or sanctions, testing is a powerful engine of change. Proponents point with pride to rising test scores.
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Recent studies raise questions about whether improvements in test score performance
Jesus painting moved from school after lawsuit — to another school
A devotional painting of Jesus Christ that hung for decades on a wall of a public middle school in Ohio was moved after challenges from First Amendment organizations — but now it is being displayed in a nearby public high school. The … Continue reading →