Category: Film

• Film Review: Defies Measurement weaves together problematic purposes of ed reform

  2–3 minutes

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  March 24, 2015

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  Accountability, Charter Schools, Curriculum, Film, High-Stakes Testing, International Comparative, Teach For America

  In Defies Measurement, Shannon Puckett expertly weaves together the problematic purposes of testing, Common Core, corporate reform, No Child Left Behind, Teach For America, The Gates Foundation, The Broad Foundation, charter schools, and privatization. The film begins with Chipman middle school and traces the inspiration and impact that the school had on a diverse groups…