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Examining the myth of accountability, high-stakes testing and the achievement gap

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig One comment

We are proud to announce a new peer-reviewed paper entitled Examining the myth of accountability, high-stakes testing and the achievement gap In this article, we outline how notions of accountability and the achievement gap have relied upon the massive expansion of high-stakes exams in our nation’s schools. Texas-style test and punish accountability manifested in various ways within schools and school culture across

Mismatched Assumptions: Motivation, Grit, and High-Stakes Testing

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig 3 comments

Since the onset of No Child Left Behind over a decade ago, a lynchpin of accountability formulas for U.S. schools has included some form of a state-mandated exam. Accountability policies have utilized standardized tests as the basis of decisions that determine progression through grade levels, access to higher education, progress in achievement, and resource allocation to schools (Darling-Hammond, 2003). Considering

The Progressive Magazine: How a Grassroots Revolt Against Testing May Change Education

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig 3 comments

A revolt involving hundreds of thousands of Americans against the federal and state government has been brewing over the past couple of years. What caused this grassroots revolt? Parents and students have had enough of high-stakes testing required by federal law and implemented by the states and have chosen to “opt out” of the tests. High-stakes tests swept the nation

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School Reform, Passion and Mic Drops

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Leave a comment

The definition of “Drop the Mic” from the classic Eminem Hip Hop film 8 mile is… Calling someone out so hard that you just walk away indisputably victorious. A few days ago I had the opportunity to visit Annapolis, MD for the Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) policy conference. MSEA’s second annual policy conference featured a discussion of the policies, issues, and

.@NAACP Now: Will we get more testing status quo from Presidential Candidates?

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig 2 comments

I recently wrote an article for the NAACP national office about the 2016 presidential race, high-stakes testing, Common Core and civil rights. I wrote the piece for NAACP Now, a forum that includes “voices of members, activists, partners and supporters who believe in our cause to bring about social change.” Here is the article entitled Will we get more testing status quo from

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