Sentences with word «overtesting»

Teachers have been calling attention to the problem of overtesting in public schools for years, and this weekend the Obama administration finally responded by releasing a plan to reduce testing, saying no more than two percent of classroom instruction time should be spent on tests.

Mike Petrilli has written about how concerns about overtesting have been driven by the federal government's insistence that states evaluate all teachers in ways that include student achievement data.

«High Stakes Testing: Overtesting in America's Public Schools.»

Although Egan says he doesn't believe in overtesting students, they will participate in ISTEP - Plus and some nationally recognized tests.

On Capitol Hill, lawmakers from both parties have railed against overtesting during hearings on rewriting No Child Left Behind.

Arne Duncan, the education secretary, said the new bill would «reduce overtesting and one - size - fits - all federal mandates.»

AAE members are concerned with overtesting but remain committed to measuring success.

«At first, we were surprised to find how much overtesting for HbA1C is occurring among adults of all ages with Type 2 diabetes who were already well - controlled,» says Rozalina McCoy, M.D., a Mayo Clinic primary care physician and endocrinologist, and lead author of the study.

Where do we stand on overtesting?

With a more - is - better mindset common in society, frequent commercials encouraging checks of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) levels, and ads for new diabetes medications to lower HbA1C in adults with Type 2 diabetes, Mayo Clinic researchers were not too surprised to find overtesting occurring.

Beyond overtesting, however, such focus on HbA1C levels can lead to serious harms for patients, reports the research team, especially as more diabetes medications are needed to keep HbA1C within desired targets.

As Congress considers the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, families and teachers in school districts that serve low - income students and students of color struggle to understand how to address the highly punitive, push - out climate of overtesting brought on by the No Child Left Behind Act, the ESEA's last reauthorization.

Before a meeting last week of the New York City teachers» union, the United Federation of Teachers, members of New Action, a caucus within the union, handed out a pamphlet that encouraged teachers to «stand in solidarity with parents who want to opt their children out of this needless overtesting.»

Students are so overtested throughout the year that by the time the end - of - year SAGE test rolls around, it becomes just one more set of tests to click their way through.

A second way that overtesting causes problems is when the test is given so often that the students end up practicing the right answers and are no longer challenged by the questions.

Governor Dannel Malloy (D - CT) recently reached out to Duncan to explore ways to allow students in overtested grades to take fewer exams.

Most teachers are fed up with the current overtesting, high stakes culture.

Each of these will be discussed and suggestions for how to avoid overtesting will be provided.

Grassroots parent movements say they will protest until overtesting is curbed.

And because of his this fear, Associated Press reports that there's the trend in emergency rooms to overtest patients when they have harmless chest pains, head bumps or non-threatening stomachaches.

In an age where parents are rightly concerned about overtesting, do we really need yet another test to stress kids out?

«The governor has heard the message that we need to address the issue of overtesting, which is why he has asked the chancellor of SUNY system to come up with recommendations by June 1 on how we can minimize testing in the classroom,» said Hochul.

The public outcry against overtesting has also reached the halls of Congress — representatives from both parties have introduced bills to trim the number of federally required tests.

How can I reduce overtesting and return critical instructional time to my schools in need of improvement?

The first, and perhaps most obvious, problem with overtesting is the possibility that students will experience testing fatigue.

«Certainly we had parents who are politically motivated and felt like this was not an appropriate activity and there was too much overtesting or this wasn't a good test.»

Now, last time in episode 231, we discussed education reform in Virginia and how they have been moving away from overtesting.

In other words, overtesting in Lee County might not be only a state and federal problem but a local problem as well.

School superintendents across Long Island predict an increase in the number of students refusing to take state tests this spring — a movement spurred by parents who say their kids are overtested and the exams have little value.

The rally cry will call for an end to «overtesting.»

As a parent, she sees firsthand the impact of underfunding and overtesting in our public schools.

«Opting out sends a powerful message to the governor, the legislature, and the Board of Regents: that enough is enough when it comes to overtesting our kids, demonizing teachers, and undermining public education.

«So, we overtest.»

He and colleagues take on the issue of «overtesting» for liver conditions in new papers in the Journal of Hospital Medicine and the Journal of Hepatology.

Even so, Frances said he has seen progress in his fight against «overtesting, overdiagnosing and overtreatment.»

The book that accompanies the film, Beyond Measure: Rescuing An Overscheduled, Overtested, Underestimated Generation, provides stories of additional schools and is a helpful guide for initiating change.

I understand the frustration of those parents about overtesting, but we are one nation — and we have many young people who are only stepping up to the door of opportunity.

It maintained the basic federal testing requirement but gave states leeway to help address concerns about «overtesting.»

Advocates describe opt - out as a grassroots movement of parents concerned about overtesting, teaching to the test, and a lack of transparency.

A group of national civil and human rights organizations have denounced test refusal, stressing that «we can not fix what we can not measure,» and that, instead of having their kids opt out, parents should be «stimulating worthy discussions» about overtesting.

The state also scaled back testing this year amid concerns that Virginia students were being overtested, with a barrage of SOL exams along with local course testing.

«Clearly it's a national issue of concerns about overtesting and striking the right balance in testing.

And of course, last but not least, CTU President Karen Lewis brought it all together with a call to stop the overtesting, the labeling and the school closings based on test scores.