Parents Refusing to Allow Standardized Testing

Should parents be able to pull kids out of testing? http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/education/2014/10/01/parents-able-pull-kids-testing/16562073/ With some parents refusing to allow standardized testing of their children, the Parent Teacher Association is...

Common Core is To Be Field Tested

The Common Core is to be field tested this spring as tens of thousands of students are slated to log on to computers to take practice versions of a new standardized test meant to gauge their performance. Forty-five states and the District have adopted the Common Core...

New Changes to the SAT Announced by College Board

The New York Times recently reported on new changes to the SAT announced by College Board president, David Coleman. Changes include an end to the penalty for wrong guesses, making the essay optional, and removing obscure vocabulary words. Mr. Coleman, criticized his...

Moving Away from Standardized Testing

A recent report from Danville Kentucky showed that the school district is embracing project based learning and moving away from standardized testing as a measurement of knowledge and achievement. Danville Independent School District is leading the state in project...