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Direct linkPlatt, Rita – Phi Delta Kappan, 2004
The United States is currently involved in a continuing controversy about how best to measure the education of children. President Bush and his Administration have pushed for a bevy of standardized assessments, the results of which would be used to reward high-scoring schools and punish low-scoring ones. State departments of education and school…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Scoring, State Departments of Education, Sanctions
