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Jan Barrick: Here's an idea: Test what we teach

b2ap3 thumbnail Jan photo 1200x1500Alpha Plus CEO Jan Barrick gets to the point about high-stakes testing in a opinion piece on the editorial page of today's Tulsa World.

"Some third-graders will fail the reading test, and others will be promoted in spite of it. But is it fair to retain students because they failed to test well on standards they were never taught?" - Jan Barrick

Read Jan Barrick's analysis on The Tulsa World website: 

Jan Barrick: Here's an idea: Test what we teach

(c) The Tulsa World, May 2, 2014

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