http://www.metafilter.com/tags/standardizedtesting Posts tagged with 'standardizedtesting' at MetaFilter. Thu, 22 May 2003 14:12:49 -0800 Thu, 22 May 2003 14:12:49 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/25928/No%2DChild%2DLeft%2DBehind <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/22/education/22EDUC.html?pagewanted=print&amp;position=">No Child Left Behind?</a> States dumb down tests to avoid losing federal education funding. tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.25928 Thu, 22 May 2003 14:12:49 -0800 education federalfunding funding nochildleftbehind politics standardizedtesting testing dogmatic http://www.metafilter.com/12871/ <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2001/fyi/teachers.ednews/12/04/students.tests.ap/index.html">Their learnding.</a> "American 15-year-olds rank average in reading, math and science skills among their peers in highly industrialized nations, results the U.S. education secretary says are unacceptable." The article does not speculate on the causes of the poor performance. What do you think? Underpaid, under-qualified teachers? Too much TV? Math-Class-Is-Tough Barbie? tag:metafilter.com,2001:site.12871 Tue, 04 Dec 2001 13:03:09 -0800 CNN education standardizedtesting teenagers USEducation gazingus