Figures Don't Lie - Iowa Rules!

[David Blomstrom <GeoBear@GEOBOP.COM>]

So, is it the general consensus that the chart I put online at
http://www.geobop.com/Education/Curricula/Tests/Reports/ merits status as a
valid piece of evidence which discredits high-stakes tests (perhaps with a
few more footnotes), or is it too sketchy to be worth anything? I think one
of the best ways to convert teachers and parents who aren't experts on this
sort of stuff is to give them a simplified chart or graph that shows them
the big picture at a glance.

Another interesting strategy might be to publicize states that do not have
high-stakes tests yet have relatively high academic records. Long known as
the "Corn State," Iowa could also be publicized as the "Education State."
Washington could be known as the "Edukayshun State."

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