Sentences with phrase «standardized testing in public schools»

Two - thirds of the American public believes there is too much emphasis on standardized testing in the public schools of their community.

We believe that the only appropriate use of standardized tests in the public schools of Massachusetts is for diagnostic purposes in order to improve the delivery of instruction.

ALBANY — Teachers» unions are leveraging an unprecedented statewide protest of standardized testing in public schools as their latest weapon in a war with Governor Andrew Cuomo over education reform — whether the parent activists who began the so - called «opt out» movement like it or not.

With the controversy over standardized testing in public schools still at a rolling boil, some national and state politicians are

When Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), standardized testing in public schools became the law of the land.

In a struggle that largely pits classroom teachers against subject matter experts, lawmakers will once again be asked to consider the appropriate time for beginning standardized testing in public schools and whether assessments of young elementary students are likely to be reliable.

Summary: Americans overwhelmingly think there is too much emphasis on standardized testing in public schools and that test scores are not the best way to judge schools, teachers or students, according to a national poll.

The state of Massachusetts introduced a system of standardized testing in its public schools three years before the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 mandated such practices for all 50 states.

Mathematica, the firm that did the study, chose to study only those students who entered a charter middle school after having first taken a standardized test in a public school.

Once you know the history of standardized tests in public schools, you can never fall for Coleman's absurd assertion that, «boycotting standardized tests may seem like a good idea, but hurts black learners most.»

For example, in light of the early endorsement given to Hillary Clinton by both the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers, is it too much to ask Hillary Clinton as well as other presidential candidates what their views are on the use of standardized tests in our public schools?

From your perspective, is there a conflict between the emphasis on standardized tests in public schools and the importance on developing students» innovativeness and creativity?

Many parents, and even many educators, are dismayed by the frequency of and emphasis on standardized tests in public schools.

She is a founder of the Alliance for the Education of the Whole Child, a coalition of more than 45 education and civil rights organizations which organized to critique the overâ $ «reliance on standardized testing in the public schools and advocate for an assessment system consisting of multiple measures.

The poll found that 64 % of Americans said that there is too much emphasis on standardized testing in the public schools.

Americans overwhelmingly think there is too much emphasis on standardized testing in public schools and that test scores are not the best way to judge schools, teachers or students, according to a national poll.