To the Point
Is High-Stakes Testing the Ruin of School Reform?
In Atlanta, 35 teachers and administrators were indicted this week for conspiring to raise student scores on standardized tests. In El Paso, a former superintendent’s in prison for putting kids in the wrong grade, pushing them out of school or preventing them from enrolling—so that test scores would meet high standards of accountability.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readIn Atlanta, 35 teachers and administrators were indicted this week for conspiring to raise student scores on standardized tests. In El Paso, a former superintendent’s in prison for putting kids in the wrong grade, pushing them out of school or preventing them from enrolling—so that test scores would meet high standards of accountability. Texas spends more on standardized testing than any other state. It’s where George W. Bush got the idea for “No Child Left Behind,” which evolved into “Race to the Top” under Barack Obama.
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Kerry Cavanaugh
editorial writer at the Los Angeles Times
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Gayle Fallon
Houston Federation of Teachers
Michael Petrilli
Thomas Fordham Foundation
Deborah Sigman
California Department of Education