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Garfield High School Teachers Refuse to Reduce Students to Test Scores
Teachers at Seattleu2019s Garfield High School have refused to engage in standardized testing, inciting support from educators all over the world.
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How to Save Taxpayers Billions – Really
With standardized testing a staple in schools across the nation, the companies that create and sell these tests are making a fortune from your children's education.
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Zombie Functionalism and the Return of Neo-Instrumentality in Education
For decades now, the debate in America over education has swerved back and forth between student testing, teacher accountability, standards, competitiveness and what curriculum should contain.
Chicago Teachers Launch Strike for Better Pay, Benefits and Work Conditions
The 30,000-strong Chicago Teachers Union strikes for the first time in a quarter century.
Exploding Number of Reading Teachers Reflects Test Prep Obsession sion
Another unintended consequence of the No Child Left Behind Legislation
Exploding Number of Reading Teachers Reflects Test Prep Obsession sion
Another unintended consequence of the No Child Left Behind Legislation
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Ten Ways School Reformers Get It Wrong
When it comes to education reform, we're not trying to reinvent the wheel anymore; instead we're building square ones.
The Other ALECs’ K-12 Education Agenda Exposed
For over 30 years, corporate America and its allies on both sides of the political aisle have carried out an assault on US workers, pushing down wages, slashing benefits …