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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]When you get rid of standardized tests, how do you then make the business case for extra funding, resources, grants or foundation funding for one particular school that is struggling, versus any other school, since you no longer have any quantitative, consistent measure or baseline for objectively comparing school outcomes? Just going by demographics won't cut it.[/quote]

You do it the way it was done before.  Use Iowa tests or NAEP tests.  Use Stanford tests if you like those.  Lots of places do those anyway.  There are plenty of broader achievement tests out there.  Don't use tests that are tied to high stakes for the school and teachers (because those cause the warped unintended consequences that are detrimental overall).   You can also use disciplinary records and drop out rates.  You can use attendance rates.  You can use FARM rates.  You can use a combination of all of the above.  Those kinds of things should also help get funding for social workers, psychologists, counselors, etc.

You can use all of those in combination with demographics (demographics are pretty strong indicators BTW).

It's no big secret which schools are struggling.  Never was.  [/quote]

A.) you have just reversed your position regarding getting rid of standardized testing and are acknowledging their use and purpose - and NO, you can't reliably just use some of those other stats, i.e. FARM rates as a proxy.

B.) the "high stakes" aspect of it is LOCAL.  NCLB does not mandate things like firing teachers if their students don't get good results, that is a LOCAL decision.[/quote]

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