Students at the Lilla G. Frederick Pilot Middle School work on their laptops during a class in Dorchester, Massachusetts (REUTERS/Adam Hunger).

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The Year of the Asterisk? California's Testing Proposal Subverts Test-Based Accountability

September 18, 2013, Thomas J. Kane

Thomas Kane reacts to California's recent announcement that it plans to abandon statewide testing in favor of field tests of the Smarter Balanced Assessment - without reporting results. Kane proposes alternative solutions for California and other states eager to accelerate the transition to the Common Core State Standards.

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