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Download full textJacob, Robin Tepper; Stone, Susan; Roderick, Melissa – Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2004
This report takes an in-depth look at Chicago Public Schools (CPS) teachers' responses to the high-stakes-testing initiatives and the impact on students' school experiences. It examines teachers and principals' assessments of the policy, tracks changes in instructional practice over time, and examines trends in critical student indices. The report…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Standardized Tests, Social Promotion
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Direct linkRoderick, Melissa; Nagaoka, Jenny; Allensworth, Elaine – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2005
In 1996, Chicago became the epicenter for this debate when it "ended social promotion" in the third, sixth, and eighth grades. While not the first, Chicago's initiative has been the most sustained to date and has produced the clearest evidence of positive as well as negative results. Test scores rose rapidly after the institution of…
Descriptors: Testing, Social Promotion, High Stakes Tests, Scores
