Friday, August 20, 2004

Charter Schools and Testing Collide


Posted by MacDood
The education policy of the Bush administration is founded on two pillars: standardized testing and charter schools. However, as reported in this New York Times article (see also the audio archive at NPR or nonsubscription coverage at the Boston Globe) , the US Department of Education's own testing data show that nationwide, charter schools are, in aggregate, lagging their public counterparts. [Kuro5hin.org]

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