by Ken Blackwell, OP-ED: Washington Times, 2/20/2009 One of the most contentious social and political debates of our time pits the opposing goals of equality of opportunity versus equality of outcome. Some would claim the point was settled before the Founding of the American republic in that the Declaration of Independence recognized as an unalienable [...]
Archive for the ‘Testing & Standards’ category
Equal opportunities .. not outcomes
February 22, 2009Study Compares States’ Math and Science Scores With Other Countries’
November 14, 2007GOP leaders call for statewide grad standards
October 17, 2007Commentary, David Berliner & Sharon Nichols
March 15, 2007High-Stakes Testing is Putting the Nation At RiskBy David C. Berliner & Sharon L. Nichols In his 2007 State of the Union address, President Bush claimed success for the federal No Child Left Behind Act. “Students are performing better in reading and math, and minority students are closing the achievement gap,” he said, calling on [...]
