Our students are bent over their desks, furiously bubbling in their answer sheets. The school year up to this point has been largely devoted to preparing them for this, the ultimate test of their worth -- but more significantly -- the worth of the public school they attend.
In response to the intense pressures of No Child Left Behind, which results in schools being closed if they fail to meet proficiency targets, some schools are going to extreme lengths to increase the numbers on their scores. But are we measuring what really counts?
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