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Joy Resmovits

No A+ Student Left Behind?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Michael Petrilli, Education News, Education, No Child Left Behind, Northwest Evaluation Association, Fordham Institute, Student Performance, Standardized Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Computerized Tests, Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Education News

In the eyes of Michael Petrilli, education discussions and policies based on the disparity in performance between subgroups of U.S. students -- known ...

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The Global Search for Education: What Did You Learn Today?

C. M. Rubin | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Standardized Testing, C. M. Rubin, Education Reform, Global Education, Keeping Learning on Track, Embedded Formative Assessment, The Global Search for Education, Dylan Wiliam, Northwest Evaluation Association, Education News
C. M. Rubin

Dylan Wiliam and his colleagues have developed a classroom program called Embedded Formative Assessment. Over the last four years, this program has been established in over 1000 teacher learning communities

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New York State School Leadership Fiasco: The Illusion of Rigor

David A. Singer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Merryl Tisch, Arne Duncan, David Steiner, Northwest Evaluation Association, Race to the Top, William Johnson, Education Reform, New York, New York Education, Rockville Center, New York Education Commissioner, New York Board of Regents, New York News
David A. Singer

This past week the New York State Education Department released the scores of proficiency tests in math and English. The "proficiency" level of students in New York has plummeted through the floor.

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