While teachers do not have a monopoly on educational wisdom, their first - hand perspective gives them a unique and critical vantage point from which to assess the efficacy of educational policy decisions. (americanprogress.org)
One of the most significant changes in educational policy of the past two decades is the movement toward test - based accountability in the schools. (educationnext.org)
Yet we know little regarding fundamental properties of these tests, an important example being the extent of test measurement error and its implications for educational policy and practice. (cepa.stanford.edu)