Not exact matches
The Republicans are tapping into an
anger among many parents in New York state
over the botched rollout of a more rigorous curriculum that relies more on standardized
tests, and is tied to teacher evaluations.
Parents and students were
angered over stress caused by the
tests and
test prep.
As usual, some of the debates got heated and
anger boiled
over about the role of
tests in schools.
New York's expected turnabout comes as states across the country are trying to respond to
anger over standardized
testing, and as the Obama administration is backing off the idea of tying teacher evaluations to
test scores.
More Than a Score is an exciting book, filled with
anger, passion and creative strategizing
over ways to defeat standardized
testing.