Education: Constraints and Possibilities in Imagining New Ways to Assess Rights, Duties and Privileges NCLB

Author(s):

Varenne, Herve

Publication Year:

2013

Source:

Paper prepared for The Gordon Commission on the Future of Assessment in Education

Document Type:

Report

Page Count:

30

Subject/Key Words:

The Gordon Commission on the Future of Assessment in Education, Civil Rights, Curriculum, Educational Technology, No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), Achievement Gaps, School Reform, Continuous Measurement, Test Use

Abstract

This essay explores the relationships between the granting of political privilege, United States public schools, and the contemporary uses of assessment. The essay then imagines how a set of new institutions that challenge these dynamics may look and feel.

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