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ERIC Number: EJ666085
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Reinventing America's Schools.
Wagner, Tony
Phi Delta Kappan, v84 n9 p665-68 May 2003
Challenges theory that high-stakes testing and accountability will improve student performance. Cites experience in New York and Boston where student test failure and dropouts have increased. Discusses success of Danish education reform efforts. (PKP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, High Stakes Tests, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Denmark; Massachusetts (Boston); New York