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Kohn, Alfie – Phi Delta Kappan, 2001
Standardized test results are skewed by family socioeconomic status. Until top-down, corporate-style testing is eliminated, genuine reforms like cooperative learning and multi-age classrooms will be doomed. Citizens should learn about local tests, talk to neighbors, speak out at school board meetings, write legislators, and challenge proponents to…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advocacy, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
