“Stop standardized testing. It is affecting the dropout rates.”
Kattye Gonzalez is a sophomore at Validus Preparatory Academy.
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“It would be more useful if we focused on more college oriented tests”
Michael Martinez is a senior at Brackenridge High School in San Antonio, Texas.
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“Focus on poverty”
Dan Domenech former superintendent of Fairfax County, Va., Public Schools is currently the Executive Director of the American Association of School Administrators.
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“Make sense out of this economy”
Jack Jennings is president and CEO of the nonpartisan Center on Education Policy.
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“We have to move towards higher standards”
Paul Vallas is currently superintendent of the Recovery School District of New Orleans, Louisiana. He was formerly the CEO of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS).
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“Need for independent oversight of high-stakes test and testing programs”
George Madaus is a professor of education and public policy and a senior fellow with The National Board on Educational Testing and Public Policy at Boston College.
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“No child has ever been saved by a standardized test”
Randall H. Collins is the superintendent of schools in Waterford, Connecticut and is the President of the American Association of School Administrators.
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