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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Broad Foundation to fund high stakes degree program
Of course testing does not prepare kids with the skills they need later in life. Giving kids the skills is a teaching problem, not a testing problem. Art -----Original Message----- From: Monty Neill <monty@fairtest.org> To: ndsgroup@yahoogroups.com; ARN-state@yahoogroups.com; ARN-L <arn-l@interversity.org>; arn2-strategy <arn2-strategy@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 1:31 pm Subject: [arn-l] Broad Foundation to fund high stakes degree program Broad Foundation to Fund High Stakes Degree Program by Gary Babad ... Mr. Broad said that the degree program will counter the claims of those "naysayers" who maintain that high stakes testing does not prepare students with the skills they need later in life. ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003
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