What comes to mind when someone says, "Oh, that's a really good school?" Is it students all sitting in their seats, diligently taking notes? Is it passing along students who can read and do math on grade level? Or is it graduating students who can...
It's time to end Common Core and State testing as a way to determine the effectiveness of our schools. Blaming teachers for students' poor performance on these tests, is like blaming the doctor for a patient not losing weight.