Re: Why does Fairtest endorse 1993 ed reform act?

[Deborah Meier <dmeier@ESSENTIALSCHOOLS.ORG>]

Ansswer:  they don't.   And performance based/authentic testing is not
standardized, nor centralized, nor high stakes testing.  So criticize it
for whatever reasons you choose,  but stop mislabeling it.  Deborah Meier

Can we get an explanation from Fairtest why they support
>an education reform act built upon high stakes testing
>and total quality management?
>
>Is it because it pretends to promote progressive education
>and the "performance based / authentic testing" that it
>was supposed to create?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dave Stratman [mailto:Newdem@AOL.COM]
>Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 12:29 PM
>To: ARN-L@LISTS.CUA.EDU
>Subject: Looking at the Massachusetts Education Reform Act
>
>
>Hi, everyone--
>
>Last week a university student newly active in Massachusetts CARE wrote
>asking for detailed discussion of the Mass. Education Reform Act, which
>FairTest/CARE endorses and which New Democracy condemns as an example of
>corporate-led education reform. It seems to me that this discussion has
>national relevance, so I'm placing it on both lists.
>
>I was unable to respond last week, but here is an attempt to deal with his
>questions:
>*****
>Hi, Matthew:
>
>The Education Reform Act is an extensive piece of legislation. It
>constitutes
>Chapter 71 of the Acts & Resolves of Massachusetts, 1993. It amends various
>chapters of the General Laws, and runs from pp. 159-240 in the 1993 Acts. I
>expect if you call the DOE, they could put you onto a copy of the Act.
>
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