Testing Backlash Gets Scholarly Support
Riding on the growing parental backlash over what's perceived as "over testing" in schools, educational researchers are pushing the White House and Congress to move away from "test-based policies" as they revise and renew the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). ESEA funds public schooling in America.
MoreTo Prepare for Online Assessments, Some Schools Try to Break Their Own Networks
In three states this week, schools encouraged thousands of students and staff to overwhelm their networks with traffic. The stress tests have helped district leaders spot and solve tech issues ahead of this spring's Web-based testing.
MoreASCD Calls for 2-Year State Assessment Accountability Moratorium
ASCD has issued a statement calling on policymakers to place a moratorium on using standardized assessments for accountability purposes.
MoreTeachers Mixed on Common Core, Support Blended Learning
More than nine out of 10 teachers in America report using technology in the classroom. Two-thirds said they support the idea of a blended classroom. These results and others came out of an "internal poll" given to the members of the Association of American Educators.
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