"Such a Powerful Tool":Testing, Business Interests and School Segregation in North Carolina, 1970s-1990s

• Príomhchruthaitheoir: Esther Cyna (Údar)
• Formáid: LEABHAR
• Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Les éditions de la Maison des sciences de l'Homme, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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How did standardized testing become the cornerstone of U.S. education policy at the end of the 20th century? This article examines how, why, and to what extent the shift to outcomes-based reform played out at the state and local levels from the early 1970s to the late 1990s in North Carolina. It loo...