WHEREAS, the AFT has always supported high standards for students and high-quality tests; and WHEREAS, the standards students must meet are unacceptably low and the tests they most frequently take do ...

This chapter discusses the relationships between formative and summative assessments—both in the classroom and externally. In addition to teachers, site-and district-level administrators and decision ...

WHEREAS, because the AFT strongly supports standards-based reform, including appropriate testing, it is especially outrageous that this critical reform is threatened by uninformed implementation. The ...

America’s students are not being educated as well these days as they should be. A key reason for this calamity is that we currently use the wrong tests to make our most important educational decisions ...

Next year marks the 10-year anniversary of the Common Core State Standards; the Next Generation Science Standards have been around nearly as long. The majority of states have officially adopted one or ...

When speaking to Matthew Madison, an assistant professor in the University of Georgia Mary Frances Early College of Education’s department of educational psychology, it’s evident that he’s passionate ...

State education administrators often say, “It’s all about the kids,” yet their actions suggest it’s more about protecting adult reputations than improving student outcomes. They all want students to ...

The National Science Education Standards are designed to guide our nation toward a scientifically literate society. Founded in exemplary practice and research, the Standards describe a vision of the ...