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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Education Department’s obsession with test scores deepens - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Education Department’s obsession with test scores deepens - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:

Education Department’s obsession with test scores deepens

Apparently it’s not enough for the Obama administration thatstandardized test scores are now used to evaluate students, schools, teachers and principals. In a new display of its obsession with test scores, the Education Department is embarking on a study to determine which parts of clinical teacher training lead to higher average test scores
Education Secretary Arne Duncan speaks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting luncheon in Washington, last month. (Cliff Owen)
among the teachers’ students.

This is explained in a notice placed in the Federal Register:

“Teachers who have experienced certain types of clinical practice features and who have completed those