Testing Matters

by Lee V Stiff PH D, Janet L Johnson PH D

Overview

The objective of this book is to empower parents and guardians to better support the needs of their children in schools. Specifically, this book will help parents and guardians of low-income children and children of color use test data to advocate for their children in any school setting. Rigorous instruction and courses are the cornerstone of all student success. Historically, students' access to rigorous, high-quality classes has been based on social factors, such as race, income, and the social standing of their parents (Cratty, 2014). Whether intentional or not, schools frequently reproduce social strata that exist in society in the way they assign opportunities for children. With a new call to prepare all students to work in the 21st century, public schools should be changing their unstated missions from maintaining the status quo to providing greater access to academic opportunities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781512339482
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	10/13/2015
Series:	School Year 2015-2016
Pages:	56
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.15(d)

About the Author

Dr. Lee V. Stiff , President of EDSTAR Analytics, Inc. and Past President of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, is Professor of Mathematics Education at North Carolina State University. He has served on NASA's Inaugural Education Advisory Committee, the Mathematical Science Education Board of the National Research Council, and the Board of Directors of the Benjamin Banneker Association, among several other leadership activities. As a professor and co-author of K-12 mathematics textbooks, he has been innovative in the development of teaching strategies and tools that enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics in schools.

Dr. Janet Johnson, CEO of EDSTAR Analytics, Inc, has been working with school systems to help them use data, evaluate programs, and identify effective practices for more than two decades. Janet has been a middle school math and reading teacher, and specializes in making data-use easy for educators who have no statistical backgrounds. She has extensive experience with helping agencies and school systems develop STEM programs and get and keep grant funding. She has designed professional development to help educators understand data, and use it to support success for all students.