What Are Teachers' and School Leaders' Major Concerns About New K-12 State Tests? Findings from the American Teacher and American School Leader Panels

• Main Author: Kaufman, Julia H. (auth)
• Other Authors: Hamilton, Laura S. (auth), Stecher, Brian M. (auth), Naftel, Scott (auth), Robbins, Michael (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2015
• Subjects: Primary & middle schools; Teaching of students with English as a second language (TESOL); Educational strategies & policy; Organization & management of education; Education
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This report shares U.S. principals' and teachers' concerns about implementation of state assessment tests aligned to the new standards, drawing on new survey tools for understanding educators' perspectives: RAND's American Teacher Panel (ATP) and American School Leader Panel (ASL...