National Reading Panel/No Child Left Behind/Race to the Top/The Learn Act
The US Department of Education reassures the public about funding: The new tests will survive, even if school doesnt. (Language Magazine 12 (3): 19, 2012.) The_Tests_Will_Survive.pdf
How much testing? (Stephen Krashen, July 25, 2012. Posted on Diane Ravitch’s blog: http://dianeravitch.net/2012/07/25/stephen-‐ krashen-‐how-‐much-‐testing/ Posted on The Answer Sheet, Valerie Strauss’ Washington Post blog: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet) How_Much_Testing.pdf
PISA 2009 Reading Test Results: The US does quite well, controlling for SES. And maybe American scores are “just right.” (Stephen Krashen) PISA_2009-US_Scores_Just_Right.pdf
Our Schools Are Not Broken (Commencement Speech, Graduate School of Education and Counseling, Lewis and Clark College, June 5, 2011) Our_schools_are_not_broken.pdf