I addressed the misuse and overuse of standardized tests, the false promise of better tests,
how standardized tests narrow the curriculum, the way CPS and others only pretend to use multiple measures, bias in standardized tests, the failure of
merit pay and other
schemes to link teacher work to student scores, and the likelihood that the new national tests will be hugely expensive.
Another new paper from the UK that also resonates in the Australian context explores the
merits of introducing a universal basic income (UBI)
scheme — which would
pay a tax - free, unconditional and non-contributory basic weekly income to every individual as of right, irrespective of
how much they earned or their work status.