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Testing, Technology, and Teachers in DC Schools

April 9, 2015 vspatz

The New York Times recently ran a column from DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson entitled, “Real Respect is the Path to Great Teaching.” Elizabeth Davis, president

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Destroying Years of National Testing Validation in 140 Characters or Less?

March 19, 2015 vspatz

This is testing season in K-12 schools around the country, and this spring brings the first full implementation of new, Partnership for Assessment of Readiness

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BATmobile in Seattle, PARCC faces challenges, and Detroit Free Press on charter schools

June 26, 2014 vspatz

This is proving to be an interesting week in education across the U.S. On Tuesday, the American Institutes for Research, a DC-based nonpartisan, non-profit organization,

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Opt-Out Debate Cop Out? Plus federal legislation and testing news

July 25, 2013 vspatz

The Partnership for Assessment for Readiness for College and Careers has been facing some difficulties in recent weeks. The PARCC consortium is using $185 million

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Common Core Assessments: Dueling Statements and New Practice Tests

May 30, 2013 vspatz

This past week saw a highly anticipated, digitally-enhanced release costing hundreds of millions to develop and expected to involve many millions in revenues. Forget Star

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