He also seems to believe that standardized tests are the only way we will «know
if they're learning what they need to succeed in college, in career, and in life» — which makes sense
if you remember that he never taught, so he must not be aware of portfolios, formative
assessments, playing checks, demonstrations, essays, poems, term papers, quizzes, drawings, dances, improvisations, compositions, science experiments, interviews, observations, and hundreds of
other assessment tools that tell us what students know and can do in rich, meaningful ways.
Only qualified legal representatives are eligible to receive the new fixed costs but litigants in person can use the system
if they so wish; Motor Insurers» Bureau (MIB) untraceable claims, claims where the claimant or defendant is deceased, bankrupt or protected parties (
other than children) will be excluded from the process on the grounds of complexity; Rehabilitation will still comprise a fundamental part of the new process; Claims valuation will not be undertaken by a computerised damages
assessment tool as originally mooted.