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Saturday, April 28, 2012

New York’s Bargain Basement Tests « Diane Ravitch's blog

New York’s Bargain Basement Tests « Diane Ravitch's blog:


New York’s Bargain Basement Tests

When I read Gail Collins’ nifty column about the pineapple fiasco, I realized why New York ended up using a ridiculous story that was recycled from tests given in several other states. Wherever that pineapple story appeared on the state tests, the kids said it was a stupid story with stupid questions. Pearson didn’t listen and