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Cannell, John Jacob – Third Education Group Review, 2006
Almost 20 years ago, the author wrote--and then privately published--the two "Lake Woebegone" reports, named after Garrison Keillor's mythical Minnesota town where "all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average." The first "Lake Woebegone" report documented that all 50 states were testing above the…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Achievement Tests, Test Bias, Error Patterns