Examines the idea of national standards and assesssments in American education; reviews evidence about student achievement in the United States; and analyzes th

Beyond Standards highlights the structural conditions that have undermined the success of the standards movement and challenges us to confront them. The book of

Discusses whether national standards and a system of assessment are desirable for American education, whether it is feasible to develop them, and how they are t

Recommendations by the National Council on Education Standards and Testing (NCEST) are provided concerning whether national standards and a system of assessment

Offers practical advice on using and improving assessment for learning in the classroom.