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State Guts Its Test of Reading

Submitted by okpara nosakhere, Sep 14, 2008 00:57

"It's part of why I keep saying, be careful about data. Standardized test scores can't be used for these high-stakes measures for kids or for teachers," If what is said is common amongst educators, why is it done anyway, unless the purpose is to make one group look better than another.


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