???You just don't need this sophisticated assessment stuff. What you need is excellent teachers who stay in contact with their kids and work with them day after day. We've just gone test crazy.???
???Dr. Nel Noddings, Stanford University education professor emerita
???Race to Top Rules Aim to Spur Shifts in Testing,??? Education Week
$64.5 million
The proposed contribution from four private foundations to pay for a portion of ??D.C. teachers' raises.
???Washington To Employ a Merit-Based Teaching Plan,??? Wall Street Journal