Debating the future of American education : do we need national standards and assessments? : report of a conference sponsored by the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution / edited by Diane Ravitch
Introduction / Diane Ravitch -- Education Reform in America's Public Schools: The Clinton Agenda / Marshall S. Smith -- Will National Standards and Assessments Make a Difference? / Theodore R. Sizer -- The Uses and Misuses of Opportunity-to-Learn Standards / Andrew C. Porter -- Explaining Standards to the Public / Roy Romer -- Holding onto Norms in a Sea of Criteria / Donald M. Stewart -- Standards for Education / Lauren B. Resnick and Katherine J. Nolan -- Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Test? / Chester E. Finn, Jr. -- The Case for High Stakes and Real Consequences / Albert Shanker -- Sometimes a Cigar is Only a Cigar, and Often a Test is Only a Test / Daniel M. Koretz
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Papers from a symposium held May 18, 1994 at the Brookings Institution
