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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: test misuse
In a message dated 9/7/01 12:19:10 AM, bob@WT.NET writes: << > Is it true that a student can be held back solely on the basis of a score on an Iowa test? Art >> Chicago has been holding back children based solely on Iowa scores since 1996. Chicago has been firing teachers based solely on Iowa scores (TAP, the high school version) since 1997. The claim that Chicago has used "multiple measures" -- even after an OCR complaint against the practice -- has been and remains one of the many lies Chicago has told the world these past few years. George Schmidt -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU.
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