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ChildsWork News, Feb. 7, 2012: Spotlight on Testing Special Needs Children and the Use of Scores

ChildsWork News, Feb. 7, 2012: Spotlight on Testing Special Needs Children and the Use of Scores

As I combed RSS feeds this morning, I was struck immediately by a prevailing theme that will certainly resonate with CW readers: testing. As we continually discuss on this blog, the use of high-stakes test is [...]

ChildsWork News, Feb. 3, 2012: Briefs and the SATs

ChildsWork News, Feb. 3, 2012: Briefs and the SATs

I wanted to share a few short news briefs with you all this morning that touch on some important topics here at CW before moving on to another big scandal in the education world that tangentially [...]

ChildsWork News, Jan. 31, 2012: Assessing Everyone

ChildsWork News, Jan. 31, 2012: Assessing Everyone

I have two great articles for you all this morning with a common theme: assessment. As we all know, assessment is a loaded term in education whether you teach pre-k, high school or beyond, but it [...]

ChildsWork News, Jan. 28, 2012: Focus on Numbers

ChildsWork News, Jan. 28, 2012: Focus on Numbers

As we head into the weekend, I wanted to share a few interesting articles that focus on numbers. The first, from the New America Foundation’s Jennifer Cohen talks about how 2010 Census data has shown a [...]