Standards and Assessments: Where We Are and What We Need


by Linda Darling-Hammond - February 16, 2003

Standards-based reform was proposed as a means to bring coherence to the education system and trigger reforms and investments targeted at greater learning. These benefits have materialized in some states but not others, depending on their strategies for change. This article proposes mid-course corrections needed to ensure that standards-based reforms support student success, rather than punishing those who are already underserved.


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Cite This Article as: Teachers College Record, Date Published: February 16, 2003
https://www.tcrecord.org ID Number: 11109, Date Accessed: 6/13/2021 1:40:43 AM

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