Talk Out of School

Testing in the time of COVID-19 School Shutdowns

Episode Summary

Leonie Haimson is joined by testing expert Akil Bello, as they talk about what's happening with standardized testing during the period of schools being shut down and remote learning -- both here in NYC and nationally -- and what should happen with high-stakes testing in general.

Episode Notes

Akil Bello's blog - akilbello.com 

FairTest - the National Center for Fair & Open Testing

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