With the start of the school year, we have a conversation standardized testing. Daniel Koretz is the author of "The Testing Charade: Pretending to Make Schools Better." He joins us to discuss why he thinks standardized testing has negative impacts on student learning.
Our guests:
- Daniel Koretz, professor of education at Harvard University who teaches educational measurement, and author of "The Testing Charade: Pretending to Make Schools Better"
- Dan Drmacich, coordinator for the Rochester Coalition for Public Education, and retired principal
- Eileen Graham, homeschooling parent
- Henry Padron, retired teacher in the Rochester City School District