Sentences with phrase «backlash against standardized testing»

As the backlash against standardized testing intensifies and Congress begins rewriting NCLB, Anya Kamenetz's book couldn't arrive at a better time.

It's been a tumultuous year for America's schools — one marked by an expanding minority - student population, an increasingly discontent teaching force, a backlash against standardized testing, and shifting understanding of education reform.

The backlash against standardized testing is rippling through some Roman Catholic schools as they balance the college - driven Common Core learning standards with spiritual goals.

Either way, the backlash against standardized testing appears less potent than opponents claim.

The backlash against standardized testing is rippling through some Roman Catholic schools as they balance the college - driven Common Core learning standards with spiritual goals.

Not exact matches

He adds, however, that a growing backlash against the perceived overuse of standardized tests is starting to encourage creativity once again.

Meanwhile, a broader backlash against reform, fueled by concerns about over-reliance on standardized tests, the accuracy of new evaluations, and the efficacy of performance - based incentives, has led some states to reverse course.

If someone had predicted a few years ago that Douglas County would emerge as the center of backlash against Colorado's system of annual standardized testing, you'd have scoffed — and maybe offered a primer on education...

(Reuters)- A backlash against high - stakes standardized testing is sweeping through U.S. school districts as parents, teachers, and administrators protest that the exams are unfair, unreliable and unnecessarily punitive - and even some longtime advocates of testing call for changes.

Clearly, a backlash against high - stakes standardized testing is sweeping through U.S. school districts as parents, teachers, and administrators protest that the exams are unfair, unreliable and unnecessarily punitive.

As students across the country buckle down for standardized testing season, the recent backlash against implementing the Common Core State Standards has illuminated a pressing problem for educators and students...

As students across the country buckle down for standardized testing season, the recent backlash against implementing the Common Core State Standards has illuminated a pressing problem for educators and students alike: our education system's emphasis on curriculum.