Testing, Testing Conference Agenda

Testing, Testing Conference Materials

Conference Agenda
"Testing, Testing" working paper
Conference Summary

Newspaper Articles and Op-eds

MCAS put to the test at KSG, from Harvard University Gazette 10/18/2001
MCAS Legacy Not Yet Clear, from the Boston Herald 10/11/2001
Looking at the pros, cons of MCAS, other high-stakes tests, from The Boston Globe 10/14/2001

MCAS and the National Testing Experience
Presentation by Charles C. Euchner, Rappaport Institute
Commentary by Walt M. Haney, Boston College

The Impact of High-Stakes Testing on Students, Teachers, and Schools: A Review of the Evidence from Chicago School Reform
Presentation by Brian Jacob, Harvard University
Commentary by Bob Costrell, University of Massachusetts

Lunch Address: The Day After MCAS - The Massachusetts Strategy to Address Struggling Students
Presentation by James A. Peyser, Chairman, Massachusetts Board of Education

Schools and Community Life: Why Schools Matter to Community Life, and Vice Versa
Presentation by Sandra E. Black, University of California - Los Angeles
Commentary by Karl E. Case, Wellesley College

Nice Accountability, Coercive Accountability
Presentation by Rick M. Hess, University of Virginia,
Commentary by Tim Knowles, Deputy Superintendent for Teaching and Learning, Boston Public
Schools, and Edward J. Doherty, President, Boston Teachers Union

 

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