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“The trouble with test-based accountability is that it imposes serious consequences on children, educators, and schools on the basis of scores that may reflect measurement error, statistical error, random variation, or a host of environmental factors or student attributes. None of us would want to be evaluated - with our reputation and livelihood on the line - solely on the basis of an instrument that is prone to error and ambiguity. The tests now in use are not adequate by themselves to the task of gauging the quality of schools or teachers ... they must be used with awareness of their limitations and variability. They were not designed to capture the most important dimensions of education, for which we do not have measures.”

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Book:The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education
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The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education

This book delves into the effects of standardized testing and school choice initiatives on the quality and accessibility of education in the United States. more

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Diane Ravitch
Diane Ravitch

Diane Ravitch is an American historian and education policy analyst. She is recognized for her extensive work in the field of education, particularly her research on the history of American education and her criticism of the No Child Left Behind Act. more

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