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Unraveling The Myths Of Accountability: A Case Study Of The California High School Exit Exam, Kerri Ullucci, Joi Spencer
Unraveling The Myths Of Accountability: A Case Study Of The California High School Exit Exam, Kerri Ullucci, Joi Spencer
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Believing that accountability could be a vehicle for change, the California Department of Education (CDE) requires all high school students to pass the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) in order to graduate. In doing so, California joins many others states in mandating a high school exit exam as a current or future requirement for graduation. In this essay, the authors will argue that this testing approach to school change is based on myths about the role of assessment, the information testing can provide and the impact high stakes testing has on urban schools. Although California is the focus of …