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A Project of the Office of Outreach, The College of Education, The University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 30602 (706) 542-3002 |
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| Title: Freer schools, better schools
Writer: Doug Cumming |
Date: September 20, 1999
Source: Access Atlanta/Atlanta Journal Constitution |
| Lead: More and more states are grading their public schools on student test scores to hold educators accountable for teaching to higher standards. But this movement is also beginning to show signs of a backlash. | |
| Keywords: Alfie Kohn, The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and 'Tougher Standards', Governor Roy Barnes, Education Reform Study Commission, standardized tests, Carl Glickman, faculty, budgets, class size, schedules, hiring, teacher evaluation, flexibility, Rep. Jeanette Jamieson, House Education Committee, Kent "Oz" Nelson, understanding, problem-solving, factual knowledge, school achievement levels, incentive, Ronda Tighe, Cobb County schools, Georgia Staff Development Council, teacher training, charter schools, self-governance, elected school boards, Georgia School Boards Association, League of Professional Schools, Gary Henry, Partee Elementary School, barbara Lunsford, Focus on Children and Learning committee, teacher representatives, student achievement, curriculum standards, Academic Knowledge and Skills, Regina Hackett. | |
