Two voices
A Test of Wills
Are the MCAS tests racist and classist? Two teachers disagree: a mother and her daughter.
This Tuesday fourth-, seventh-, and 10th-grade students will take the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System — MCAS — test in English language arts composition. Six years after the test system became mandatory, it remains as divisive as any issue facing schools. We asked a mother and her adult daughter who disagree on the test's merits to air their differences. Marcella Lang, ... (Full Article: 867 Words)
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