Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Standardized Testing published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 104
» View latimes.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
•
Next >
-
Florida's test-obsessed style of education hits disabled families hard
Andrea Rediske knew her special-needs son had no business taking standardized tests. He was born with brain damage. He suffers from cerebral palsy and is legally blind. Just teaching Ethan to say "yes" or "no" — or even keep his gaze focused...
Tags: Autism, Education, Teaching and Learning, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
-
Educator backs state's Keystone Exams
Professional word merchants can get a little insecure when some unjournalist comes along and does a better job of putting passages together. It happens to me all too often. I'll write a column filled with dazzling piquancy and logic, and along comes...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Examinations, Kutztown, Academic Progress, Students
-
Keystone Exams loophole undermines impact of standardized tests
On the surface, the "Keystone Exams" action by the State Board of Education appears to establish firm standards for high school graduation in Pennsylvania. 'It's official," began Saturday's story in The Morning Call. "Students in Pennsylvania will be...
Tags: George W. Bush, Examinations, Edward G. Rendell, Teaching and Learning, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
-
FCAT failures show test-obsessed teaching falls short
To fully appreciate how deeply flawed Tallahassee's approach to public education is, you must look beyond the recent news of abysmal FCAT scores — and look at how we got here.
You see, FCAT was supposed to be a simple fix for a complicated problem....Tags: Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, School Examinations, Science, Rick Scott
-
Scholastic Scrimmage may need adjustment
"Good evening. I'm your host of PBS 39's 'Scholastic Scrimmage,' where high school scholars from all over the Lehigh Valley match wits. Our competitors today are from Southern Northwestern and Louis E. Dieruff high schools. Is everyone ready? Let's...Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Academic Progress, School Examinations
-
Education's perfect world
You have undoubtedly heard the expression, “In a perfect world...” At a statewide education conference, our organization developed its 2013 legislative agenda. Although some of our proposals seem unattainable, that got me to thinking about...Tags: Wildlife, Teaching and Learning, Education, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues
-
Should standardized tests be used to evaluate teachers?
Yes A great teacher is not going to create a classroom of ace test-takers. Some people are just bad at standardized exams. But students learning from good educators will show better results than those being taught by bad ones. State officials are...Tags: Finance, Examinations, Colleges and Universities, School Examinations, Economy, Business and Finance
-
Bruce Siwy: Should standardized tests be used to evaluate teachers?
No The state is once again using the wrong measuring stick to gauge the education system. Introducing a teacher-evaluation system that puts additional emphasis on how students perform on standardized tests will not cultivate America’s next...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, History, Colleges and Universities, Academic Progress
-
How to fix a system that one teacher calls 'a joke'
Steve Franklin, a middle school teacher in L.A. Unified, had some issues with The Times series on teacher evaluations, so he fired off a letter to the editor. It read, in part:
"When somebody can prove that high test scores produce good citizens,...Tags: Examinations, Teachers Unions, Teaching and Learning, University of Southern California, White House
-
Parents have the right to know
SACRAMENTO -- Grading teachers based on how much their students learn should be a no-brainer. In fact, state law for more than three decades has required that pupil progress be one of the factors in evaluating teachers. But, as it turns out, when...Tags: Bill Gates, Joe Nunez, Examinations, Los Angeles Unified School District, School Examinations
-
Scott Maxwell: Is FCAT a failure? Yes
The FCAT is a bit of a mess right now. The scores came late. They may be wrong. And the company that taxpayers pay $254 million to run the thing can't seem to do its job right. Maybe now's a good time to reconsider whether Florida should make this...Tags: IBM, Career and Workplace, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Academic Progress, School Examinations
-
Suspending some standardized tests could save state $15 million
L.A. NOWA plan to suspend California’s standardized testing for certain grades while new computerized exams are developed could save $15 million, the state’s top education official said Wednesday. State Supt. of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson...
Apr 13, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 6, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Mar 19, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
May 26, 2012
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 18, 2012
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Apr 24, 2012
|Column| Aberdeen News
Aug 1, 2011
|Column| Daily American
Aug 1, 2011
|Column| Daily American
Aug 29, 2010
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Aug 23, 2010
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Jul 17, 2010
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Mar 13, 2013
| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Standardized Testing topic gallery.
