Chicago teachers won't give exam. (Notebook: education information from schools, business, research and professional organizations).About 12 Chicago Chicago, city, United States Chicago (shĭkä`gō, shĭkô`gō), city (1990 pop. 2,783,726), seat of Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1837. teachers have refused to give an achievement exam this month. They say the exam is flawed flaw 1 n. 1. An imperfection, often concealed, that impairs soundness: a flaw in the crystal that caused it to shatter. See Synonyms at blemish. 2. and not valid. In November, the group of teachers at Curie Curie (kürē`), family of French scientists. Pierre Curie, 1859–1906, scientist, and his wife, Marie Sklodowska Curie, 1867–1934, chemist and physicist, b. High School refused to give the Chicago Academic Standards Exam, developed by Chicago teachers and administrators. English teacher Martin McGreal said the English and history exams rely too much on memory, waste instructional time, and are not closely tied to the district's learning standards Learning Standards is a term used to describe standards applied to education content, particularly in the US K-12 space. The Learning Standards themselves can can be found on the individual web sites for states [1] . The teachers could face discipline if they refuse to give the test. |
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