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Howe, Harold, II – Phi Delta Kappan, 1995
The intensive drive to promote national standards and assessments has gathered support from unproven connections between U.S. economic success and the nature of learning in schools. Now that teachers are being challenged to produce a bottom-up sea-change in their own classrooms, Uncle Sam's presence in the back of the room may be a growing problem…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Interdisciplinary Approach, National Competency Tests
