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Drop and Give Me 20 Points on the MCAS

Schools Matter reports on a campaign kick-off in Boston this week, in which hundreds of teachers and parents vowed to end NCLB’s overemphasis on standardized testing.  

The event was sponsored by FairTest and Jonathan Kozol’s group, Education Action.

Kozol, never one to mince words, says the current testing mania turns teachers into “drill sergeants for the state.”  

Read more juicy quotes (”reign of terror,” anyone?) at Schools Matter - Boston Teachers Mobilize to Fight NCLB.

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