Annual Report

Annual Report

Author: Columbus (Ohio). Board of Education

Publisher:

Published: 1885

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13:

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Contains courses of study, rules and regulations and directory of teachers.


Testing Wars in the Public Schools

Testing Wars in the Public Schools

Author: William J. Reese

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2013-03-01

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 0674075676

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Despite claims that written exams narrowed the curriculum, ruined children’s health, and turned teachers into automatons, once tests took root in American schools their legitimacy was never seriously challenged. William Reese puts today’s battles over standards and benchmarks into perspective by showcasing the history of the pencil-and-paper exam.