USA Today: "...test-and-punish strategies fail to improve our schools", cheating epidemic confirmed in 37 states.
Minnesota Public Radio: "...tests are too frequent as well as ineffective at showing teachers where students need improvement in a timely fashion. By the time teachers get most results...they are on summer break."
Protests and organized opt-outs in Seattle, Chicago, Providence, Long Island.
Damning study profiled in The Atlantic: "...standardized test-driven reforms pushed by those like Michelle Rhee may actually be harming students."
Originally posted at NYaltnews.com
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