Raising Standards or Raising Barriers?: Inequality and Hi...
Orfield, Gary / Kornhaber, Mindy
More and more states require students to pass large-scale tests as a condition of promotion or graduation. What are the forces that have pushed high-stakes testing to the forefront of K-12 educational policy? Are such tests the best way to gauge educational attainment? This volume examines the economic and educational assumptions underlying the call for high-stakes tests.