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Testing Like William the Conqueror: Cultural and Instrumental Uses of Examinations by Dorn, Sherman

“…The spread of academic testing for accountability purposes in multiple countries has obscured at least two historical purposes of academic testing: community…”
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Towards a Comparative and International History of School Testing and Accountability by Dorn, Sherman, Ydesen, Christian

“…The speed and extent of modern school accountability have obscured the history of testing and accountability. This brief introduction identifies central themes…”
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Opting Out of Standardized Tests at the Secondary Level—A Geographic Analysis of Colorado by Ross, Lydia, Chapman, Kathryn P., Dorn, Sherman, Casanova, Carlos R.

“…Although much of the national opt-out movement is parent driven, the Colorado opt-out movement involved considerable efforts from high school students. This…”
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Education reform in Florida: Diversity and equity in public policy by Borman, Kathryn M, Dorn, Sherman

“…In Education Reform in Florida, sociologists and historians evaluate Governor Jeb Bush's nation-leading school reform policies since 1999. They examine the…”
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No more aggregate NAEP studies? [editorial] by Dorn, Sherman

“…This editorial reviews recent studies of accountability policies using National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data and compares the use of…”
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High-Stakes Testing and the History of Graduation by Dorn, Sherman

“…A historical perspective on high-stakes testing suggests that tests required for high school graduation will have mixed results for the putative value of high…”
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The Political Legacy of School Accountability Systems by Dorn, Sherman

“…The recent battle reported from Washington about proposed national testing program does not tell the most important political story about high stakes tests…”
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Creating the Dropout: An Institutional and Social History of School Failure by Dorn, Sherman

“…One of the six national goals in the United States is to achieve a 90 percent graduation rate by the year 2000. In the last 50 years, high school graduation…”
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The No Child Left Behind Act in the Global Architecture of Educational Accountability by Ydesen, Christian, Dorn, Sherman

“…Although chiefly framed in the context of domestic education policy, debates about the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) echoed international education policy…”
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Comment on Ng's "Wealth Redistribution, Race & Southern Public Schools, 1880-1910" by Dorn, Sherman

“…Wherein the author raises criticisms and advances qualifications to the conclusions reached by Kenneth Ng is his article "Wealth Redistribution, Race and…”
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The Political Dilemmas of Formative Assessment by Dorn, Sherman

“…The literature base on using formative assessment for instructional and intervention decisions is formidable, but the history of the practice of formative…”
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Objects of Protection, Enduring Nodes of Difference: Disability Intersections With "Other" Differences, 1916 to 2016 by Artiles, Alfredo J., Dorn, Sherman, Bal, Aydin

“…The purpose of this chapter is to contribute a cultural—historical analytical perspective on disability and its intersections. We assume that disability is…”
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America Y2K: The Obsolescence of Educational Reforms by Dorn, Sherman

“…Notes the passing of the deadline for fulfillment of the national education goals in the United States, the beginning of the year 2000, and indicates that…”
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Prophet or fool? The professional position and role of historians of education by Dorn, Sherman

“…Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the professional dilemmas of historians of education in the USA. Design/methodology/approach – This paper…”
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Opting Out in the Empire State: A Geographic Analysis of Opting Out in New York, Spring 2015 & 2016 by Chapman, Kathryn P., Ross, Lydia, Dorn, Sherman

“…Background Recently, states have experienced widely varying participation in annual assessments, with the opt-out movement concentrated in New York State and…”
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CHAPTER SIX: The Naked Seminar: Blogging as Public Education Outside the Classroom by DORN, SHERMAN

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Towards a Comparative and International History of School Testing and Accountability by Dorn, Sherman, Ydesen, Christian

“…The speed and extent of modern school accountability have obscured the history of testing and accountability. This brief introduction identifies central themes…”
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Learning in Inclusive Education Research: Re-Mediating Theory and Methods with a Transformative Agenda by Artiles, Alfredo J., Elizabeth B. Kozleski, Dorn, Sherman, Christensen, Carol

“…This chapter examines and expands the evidence on inclusive education, with particular attention to the views of learning that inform this work. Rather than an…”
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No More Aggregate NAEP Studies? by Dorn, Sherman, Ed

“…This editorial reviews recent studies of accountability policies using National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data and compares the use of…”
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Accountability in a Postdesegregation Era: The Continuing Significance of Racial Segregation in Florida's Schools by Borman, Kathryn M., Eitle, Tamela McNulty, Michael, Deanna, Eitle, David J., Lee, Reginald, Johnson, Larry, Cobb-Roberts, Deirdre, Dorn, Sherman, Shircliffe, Barbara

“…In the wake of both the end of court-ordered school desegregation and the growing popularity of accountability as a mechanism to maximize student achievement,…”
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