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Members and are keeping a spreadsheet tracking the number of students who refuse the test in each school district on long island. up next, i will talk with the person behind new york states assessment and one of the most prominent critics of high stakes testing. stay tuned. critics of high stakes testing, stay tuned. at mfs, we believe in the power of active management. our teams collaborate around the world, which leads to better decisions for our clients. put our global active management exper...

District on long island. up next i will talk with the person behind new york states assessment and one of the most prominent critics of high stakes testing. stay tuned. denver international is one of the busiest airports in the country. we operate just like a city and that takes a lot of energy. we use natural gas throughout the airport - for heating the entire terminal generating electricity on-site and fueling hundreds of vehicles. were very focused on reducing our environmental impact. and na...

On that promise, a decree such as that appears to have simply produced cheating and gaming. and thats not new. and its not just a problem at the v.a. anyone whos watched "the wire" knows what happens all too often when big city police departments announce quota for crime reduction. stats get juked. >> juking the stats. >> excuse me? >> making robberies into larcenies, making rapes disappear. you juke the stats and joirs become colonels. >> that sort of thing has happened in school system after s...

That has resulted in long wait times and complaints about backlogs and justifiable outrage that people returning from battle are not caring the care and attention that they deserve. and so last year, the v.a. established a goal for new patients seeking primary care to be seen within 14 days of calling for an appointment. but heres the thing. without the institutional capacity to actually make good on that promise, a decree such as that appears to have simply produced cheating and gaming. and tha...

Against the high stakes testing. it is out of control. two weeks of instructional time is being lost every year. in kindergarten, it can be up to 14 tests per year. my son is five. when he first took his test in the beginning of the year, he didnt know how to read. he said how am i supposed to press next? i dont even know how to read. im going downtown if anything happens. >> why you going downtown? >> to talk to the cps people about the -- >> testing! >> the testing. what should i tell them, li...

Happening. hi, good morning. were gathering signatures against the high stakes testing. it is out of control. two weeks of instructional time is being lost every year. in kindergarten, it can be up to 14 tests per year. my son is five. when he first took his test in the beginning of the year, he didnt know how to read. he said how am i supposed to press next? i dont even know how to read. im going downtown if anything happens. >> why you going downtown? >> to talk to the cps people about the -- ...

Legislation was passed in 2001, it mandated certain accountability measures in order for schools to get federal funding. all tied to performance on standardized tests. with funding at stake, some schools took drastic measures to meet these government standards. in march 2013, 35 atlanta educators were indicted for allegedly participating in a standardized test cheating ring. rigorous testing seems to work for williamsburg. so why has it fail for so many other schools across the u.s.? some chicag...

No involved parent orchid who thinks it makes more sense not to read not through books and learning of great literature and exploration of stories and ideas. that is when we just look at the budget and you can see that in places that have high stakes testing, they spend the library budget on test prep. that says to me, yes, i hear your story. on the other hand, if thats the measure, then you havent measured something about an engagement. >> would be the first to say that overwhelmingly more and ...

Scandal, but its not the only one bitten by the cheating bug. one or more cases of cheating were were documented in 37 different states as well as the district of columbia. mord to meet the demands of high stakes testing, teachers and administrators have been moan to -- moan to resort to tactics. shouting out correct answers, leaving the classroom unattended during tests. giving students notes with correct answers. school system may be driven to these lengths because of greed and political gain....

Poorly in school. they have passed in both houses. there are exceptions for children with with handicaps and learning disabilities and in cases where parents take clear action. in the words of vance dennis, the legislation uses a carrot and stick approach. problems with the legislature abound, to cite a few, what about undiagnosed learning disabilities or the undue pressure on a childs performance or as mike turner says, the kid still has to eat. as opposed to social policy as a way to support p...