Raising Standards Or Raising Barriers?

Raising Standards Or Raising Barriers? PDF Author: Gary Orfield
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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Book Description
More and more states require students to pass large-scale tests as a condition of promotion or graduation. What forces have pushed high-stakes testing to the forefront of educational policy? Are such tests the best way to gauge educational attainment? This book examines the economic and educational assumptions underlying the call for high-stakes tests.