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    What is the Proper Role of Testing in Schools, How Can We Keep Testing in Perspective?

    What is the Proper Role of Testing in Schools, How Can We Keep Testing in Perspective?

    FromK-12 Greatest Hits: Your shortcut to what works in education

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    What is the Proper Role of Testing in Schools, How Can We Keep Testing in Perspective?

    FromK-12 Greatest Hits: Your shortcut to what works in education

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    Length:
    12 minutes
    Released:
    May 26, 2014
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Our guest believes that testing mandates are sucking the life of schools and creating what one educator calls the testing sweat shop mentality. What is the right role of testing in education and how can we restore balance?

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    Pamela Moran has served as the Superintendent of Albemarle County Public Schools since January 2006. She oversees a division with an annual operating budget of $151 million, with more than 1,100 teachers educating 13,000 students in 26 schools.
    Released:
    May 26, 2014
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    BAM Radio has compiled the most popular segments, hosted by the Executive Directors of the nation's 14 leading education associations including ; the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the National Parent Teachers Association ( PTA), the National Head Start Association (NHSA), The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO), the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), the National Association of Child Care Professionals (NACCP), the National Afterschool Association (NAA), the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) and more.. .