Juking the Stats

As an Algebra and Geometry support teacher at The Duke Ellington School of the Arts, I am concerned about the influence that national tests have on my, and other teachers', teaching. David Simon, who is responsible for my all time favorite TV series, "The Wire", was on Bill Moyers last night. He referred to our national zeal for test taking as "juking the stats", a quote that comes from an

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