Why we need a moratorium on the high stakes of testing

By Jeff Bryant
By now it’s become clear to anyone willing to pay attention that our nation’s obsession over education standards and testing has gotten out of hand.
Ratcheting education standards ever higher at the same time we cut supports that schools and students need to reach those standards never made any sense to begin with. And the value placed on testing isn’t yielding the return promised in terms of
What if Finland’s great teachers taught in U.S. schools? (Not what you think)
Finland’s Pasi Sahlberg is one of the world’s leading experts on school reform and the author of the best-selling “Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn About Educational Change in Finland?” In this piece he writes about whether the emphasis … Continue reading →
