Washington — Proposals by President Bush and others to create a national testing system are unlikely to improve schools and could set back reforms already under way,
educational researchers cautioned at a meeting here last week.
But analysts and
researchers caution that American elected officials and educators need to take a nuanced approach to interpreting test scores and lessons from abroad, one that considers the full basket of
educational, societal, and cultural factors that shape school practices in top - performing nations, and in the United States.