Pew Shows the AFQT Matters

One of the notable findings from Pew’s new survey on economic mobility was that there is one test which does a very good of job of predicting economic mobility. That test is the military’s AFQT (Armed Forces Qualification Test). The AFQT is the exam the military uses to judge the mental …

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Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Friday September 16, 2011

Hold Students Accountable in Testing

While many people blame teachers for the decline in test scores, scrutiny needs to be placed on students as well. The results just came back, and just 31 percent of my tenth grade English students passed their state high school exam this year. This was my first year teaching a tested …

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Written by Thomas Gibbon on Saturday July 9, 2011

Testing Can Make Teachers Cheat

The revelation of systemic cheating on tests in the Atlanta's Public Schools is sad, but not surprising. Like everyone else who follows the world of public education, I was disgusted and saddened at the report issued by the office of Georgia Governor Nathan Deal this past Tuesday.  The report, …

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Written by Will Barrett on Friday July 8, 2011