December 2001Testing DissidentsSchool leaders at the forefront of the high-stakes fight
by Paul Riede
School leaders raise public concerns over the potential and real harm of high-stakes tests. Paul Riede is an education writer in Syracuse, N.Y.
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by William C. Cala
Fearing student dropouts and disillusionment, a risk-taking superintendent takes on New York's one-size-fits-all testing program. William Cala is superintendent in Fairport, N.Y.
by Stanley Rabinowitz
Schools are duty bound to meet the needs of all students through testing, says a WestEd researcher.
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by Fred C. Schroeder and Sally Pryor
The Park Ridge-Niles Consolidated School District in Illinois is using more than scores to assess its students and schools.
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by Doug Christensen
Nebraska's state education commissioner has fashioned an accountability system that avoids high-stakes measurement.
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Moving a School District Into Big-Time Fund Raising by Stan Levenson
To Infuse New Thinking, Try Book Discussions by Gary M. Smit
My Perils With Pension Portability by Laval S. Wilson
Leave Me Alone and Let Me Teach! by Douglas B. Reeves
How Are We Doing? It Depends by Larry Clinefelter
Accountability for Student Success by Don W. Hooper
Scrooge-Style Leadership With Heart by Paul D. Houston
The End Is Near, and Major Change Is Brewing by Bruce Hunter