Film: Standardized: Lies, Money, & Civil Rights
Posted by on January 27, 2014
The Alliance for Philadelphia Public Schools presents
Standardized: Lies, Money, & Civil Rights:
How Testing is Ruining Public Education
Thursday, February 6, 2013
6 PM
The Ritz East – 125 S. 2nd Street, Philadelphia
For decades, standardized testing has been a part of public education. Within the last ten years, however, the testing has taken on a more important, and possibly more damaging, role. Test scores, mistakenly viewed as effective assessments of student ability and teacher/school effectiveness, are anything but. This film sheds light on the invalid nature of these tests, the terrible consequences of high-stakes testing, and the big money that’s involved.
There will be an after-film discussion led by three prominent voices in the fight for public education:
Helen Gym – Founder and director of Philadelphia’s Parents United for Public Education
Mark Naison – Professor of History and African-American Studies, Fordham University, and the founder of the national Badass Teachers Association
Jim Horn – Founder of the Schools Matter blog and author of The Mismeasure of Education
Tickets are $9.00 online at http://www.rockfishproductions.com or at the door if not sold out.
Buy your tickets today!
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