Capable Quote by Wendy Kopp

I have not seen that standardised tests make the profession less attractive, though some principals respond to them in a way that drives the…

— Wendy Kopp

“[The] overuse and misuse of standardized tests is only the start of the problems with NCLB. NCLB uses these test scores to impose sanctions…

— Stan Karp

Standardization of our educational systems [which includes testing]is apt to stamp out individualism and defeat the very ends of education by leveling the product…

— Harvey Cushing

Common standards ensure that every child across the country is getting the best possible education, no matter where a child lives or what their…

— Roy Romer

We need standards with flexibility, not standardization with force if we are to get the best from our teachers.

— Andy Hargreaves

I think [testing] has had a profoundly problematic impact on student learning. It must seem to students that their worth as individuals is equivalent…

— Carol Ann Tomlinson

We are creating a one size fits all system that needlessly brands many young people as failures, when they might thrive if offered a…

— Robert Reich

People are attracted to teaching because they want to make a real impact. The teachers who are making the greatest difference go far beyond…

— Wendy Kopp

If we use these common standards as the foundation for better schools, we can give all kids a robust curriculum taught by well prepared,…

— Randi Weingarten

I am not against standardized tests. There are tests and tests and tests, and, to simplify, the ones I favor are criterion-referenced tests of…

— Nicholas Lemann

The focus on just thinking about standardized test scores as being synonymous with achievement for teenagers is ridiculous, right? There are so many things…

— Angela Duckworth

You have to remember, we may be the only nation, the only one I know of, that uses test scores not to assess kids,…

— John Merrow