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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Assessment as a Civil Right - article
I have an article - "A Child Is Not a Test Score: Assessment as a Civil Rights Issue" -- in the current issue of Root and Branch, the electronic journal of the Advancement Project. In it, I explain why test-centric schooling undermines learning for children of color and low-income students, while high-quality, low-stakes assessment practices are valuable supports to teaching - thus, assessment as a civil rights issue. I also address the gaping inequities - "the education debt" as Gloria Ladsen-Billings terms it - on top of which destructive testing practices are layered. You can access the article, and the whole journal, at http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/521dc3a9#/521dc3a9/1. It uses adobe flashplayer, but you can download a pdf by clicking on the button on the lower right, then select pages you want to download (the selection boxes are below the pages). I had to go to full screen mode to be able to find the download button at the very bottom of the page. There are other articles as well you may want to read, such as on the Detroit dropout crisis. Monty Monty Neill, Ed.D. Interim Executive Director FairTest 15 Court Sq., Ste. 820 Boston, MA 02108 857-350-8207 x 101 fax 857-350-8209 monty@fairtest.org www.fairtest.org Donate: https://secure.entango.com/donate/MnrXjT8MQqk
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