Controlling Schools Using High-Stakes Tests: Moral Imperatives Inspired by Rachel Carson


by Audrey Amrein-Beardsley - October 13, 2009

This commentary details the remarkable relationship between what Rachel Carson evidenced in her revolutionary book Silent Spring and how public officials in our field continue to use control measures, namely high-stakes tests, to monitor and regulate what is happening in America’s public schools.


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Cite This Article as: Teachers College Record, Date Published: October 13, 2009
https://www.tcrecord.org ID Number: 15804, Date Accessed: 4/22/2021 7:15:09 AM

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