CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Saying No to This Week’s Field Tests
Fred Smith |
Using a no-stakes test to evaluate questions for next year’s high-stakes exams? This author thinks it’s a bad idea.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
A History Lesson as NYC School Tests Near
Fred Smith |
Next month, city students take the standardized tests on which their progress, and perhaps the fates of their teachers and schools, depend—all amid a debate over testing that, this writer observes, is nothing new.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
School Testing: Time We Asked Some Really Hard Questions
Fred Smith |
Last year’s recalibration of statewide exams led to a dramatic drop in the number of students answering the required number of questions. This op-ed writer wonders why we haven’t asked harder questions about earlier tests.
