worthless standardized testing

Opting Out

By Erik Loomis

In General

On March 11, 2017

Good news out of Minnesota, where the number of high school juniors opting out of the bogus standardized testing that has significantly hurt American education has jumped significantly. In 2016, 2,227 high school juniors opted out of the MCA tests statewide. That’s just a drop...

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School Testing and For-Profit Colleges: Both Declining?

By Erik Loomis

On October 27, 2015

There's a useful slight reversal of position from President Obama and other Democratic politicians who have pushed a regimen of educational reforms, primarily constant standardized testing (or studying for those.

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Education “Reform” and the Worthlessness of Standardized Testing

By Erik Loomis

On August 23, 2012

Kristina Rizga's piece at Mother Jones on her experiences in a supposedly failing San Francisco high school is just fantastic. Following a Salvadoran immigrant who saw some pretty horrible stuff.

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