Friday, March 19, 2010

Did I Just Hear This Correctly?

Testing and assessment is critically important, correct? For years we have been told the importance of standardized testing. We have tortured millions of students and teachers with the importance of testing. Advocacy groups have argued for years against testing students with disabilities. No Child Left Behind was supposed to ensure every student passed the test. Schools needed to meet annual yearly progress. Research Research Research. We were told research supports testing and the importance of assessments. And yet it all comes down to this.

New York State is out of money. So now we reevaluate the Regents. Does this not strike anyone as a disgrace? It all comes down to money? This supports what critics have been saying for years, that the textbook companies control the discussion regarding the value of testing.

How shameful!

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