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Fred Smith
Fred Smith, a retired Board of Education senior analyst, worked for the city public school system in test research and development.
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Articles, Investigations and Blogs
Next month, city students take the standardized tests on which their progress, and perhaps the fates of their teachers and schools, depend—all amid a debate over testing that, this writer observes, is nothing new.
Last year's recalibration of statewide exams led to a dramatic drop in the number of students answering the required number of questions. This op-ed writer wonders why we haven't asked harder questions about earlier tests.
