Friday, March 19, 2021

Michael J. Hynes: Beware the College Board Dragon! | Diane Ravitch's blog

Michael J. Hynes: Beware the College Board Dragon! | Diane Ravitch's blog
Michael J. Hynes: Beware the College Board Dragon! 



Dr. Michael J. Hynes is superintendent of the Port Washington school district on Long Island in New York. He previously posted here his proposal for a new vision of education.

He writes here about the College Board, which has become the gatekeeper whose tests decide which students go to which colleges.

He writes:

The College Board Monster and Why It’s Time to $lay the Dragon (at least during a pandemic)

Michael J. Hynes, Ed.D.

Reader beware. I wrote a scathing diatribe about the College Board a few years ago. I have since updated it as we enter testing season this spring.

Before you read my thoughts about the educational sacred cow and standardized testing machine known as the College Board, you should know up front that I am no fan of the College Board CEO/President David Coleman who years ago was the CONTINUE READING: Michael J. Hynes: Beware the College Board Dragon! | Diane Ravitch's blog