Just when you think the emphasis on Advanced Placement tests couldn’t get more ridiculous, here comes an article about a new program that will pay students (mostly black and Latino) to take the Advanced Placement test.
That link above is to the New York Times article. There’s also an article about it in the Washington Post (remember that the Washington Post [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘standardized testing’
October 15, 2007
Nooooo! NY To Pay Students Who Take Advanced Placement Tests
October 10, 2007
Are Standardized State Tests Easier Than the National Ones?
It appears so.
Here’s a cool tool you can use to see for yourself. Simply scroll across the USA and see how each state measures up in terms of the rigorousness of its state test versus the nationalized test. Click the tab to select either the reading or math test scores, and keep in mind that these [...]
October 5, 2007
Music For (A) Change: The Ballou High School Band In D.C.
Testing, testing, testing–and no arts. That’s a recipe for disaster.
Here’s a look at a new documentary about how an award-winning high school band is transforming the lives of students in Washington, D.C.
