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  1. Tricky

    Standardized Testing: Another way to discriminate against the poor

    First, as a disclaimer, let me say that Ms. Tricky is a tutor. She tutors students for standardized tests. She works for a well-known company which is quite good at helping kids prepare for standardized tests. The tutoring is not cheap at all, though only a tiny fraction actually goes to Ms...
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    • discrimination issues education issues poverty issues standardized testing
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    • Forum: Social Issues
  2. T

    Huge academic cheating scandal in Atlanta

    http://news.yahoo.com/americas-biggest-teacher-principal-cheating-scandal-unfolds-atlanta-213734183.html So, anyone with an ounce of sense could see this sort of thing coming when standardized tests became the end-all-be-all in education. My issues with testing are myriad but I think it boils...
  3. beeksc1

    Legitimacy of SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT tests?

    Validity and reliability of collegiate standardized tests (SAT, GRE, etc)? The College Board states that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAT ACT, Inc. says that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACT_%28examination%29 The SAT and GRE are very similar; that is, the former is used for entrance into...
  4. Paul C. Anagnostopoulos

    Massachusetts standardized testing

    Years ago, Massachusetts adopted a standardized testing program that included six tests: language and math in 4th, 8th, and 10th grades. Today we have 16 tests and I don't even know what they are. I daresay that number is sticky downward. Most of the school committee meeting last evening was...
  5. Kodiak

    Standardized Tests Culturally Biased?

    Read the FOX News web article here
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