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Monday, August 26, 2013

8-26-13 The Answer Sheet Parents: Why we won’t look at our daughter’s test scores

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Common Core tests widen achievement gap in New York
Here’s the latest post from award-winning Principal Carol Burris of South Side High School in New York, who for more than a year on this blog has chronicled test-driven reform in her state (here, and here and here and here, … Continue reading →    
Parents: Why we won’t look at our daughter’s test scores
When New York State gave new Common Core-aligned standardized tests to students a few months ago, a number of parents decided to “opt out” because they don’t believe the test results mean anything. Here’s a related post, by Liz Rosenberg, … Continue reading →