Education Sep 15 The most important standardized test you’ve never heard of By Emily Hanford, APM Reports
Politics Oct 24 Obama calls for capping class time devoted to standardized tests Targeting one of education’s most divisive issues, President Barack Obama on Saturday called for capping standardized testing at 2 percent of classroom time and said the government shares responsibility for turning tests into the be-all and end-all of American schools. By Associated Press
Education Apr 01 Watch 6:51 How cheating on standardized tests can be a criminal act In Atlanta, 11 former public school teachers, principals and administrators were convicted of racketeering charges for cheating on standardized tests for financial rewards and bonuses. An investigation had found systematic cheating in more than 40 schools. Judy Woodruff learns more… By PBS News Hour
Education Mar 11 Watch 8:17 Why some students are refusing to take the Common Core test Rebellion is brewing against the Common Core educational standards. Testing for the new standards began in March, and some students have refused to take part. Special correspondent for education John Merrow reports from New Jersey, where he talks to Common… By PBS News Hour
Education Oct 15 National school leaders ask if it’s time to curb standardized testing The average student in one of the country’s large, urban school districts will take 113 standardized tests between pre-kindergarten and 12th grade, according to responses to a survey by the Council of Great City Schools. That survey was the first… By Kyla Calvert Mason
Jun 18 Watch D.C. Teachers Struggle to Adapt to School Reforms Washington, D.C.'s schools struggle to bring students up to proficiency standards while losing thousands of them to charter schools. John Merrow talks to D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee about her first year on the job. Continue watching
May 02 Watch Report: Federal Program Fails to Improve Reading Skills An Education Department report disclosed the ineffectiveness of No Child Left Behind's $6 billion student reading program. State education officials Douglas Christensen of Nebraska and Michele Goady of Maryland debate Reading First's merits. Continue watching