This chapter explores the issue of teaching to the test and the drawbacks of standardized testing. It discusses how these tests cannot fully assess important skills, are biased towards wealthier students, and provide useless information to schools.
Author and historian Diane Ravitch of New York University talks about her book, Slaying Goliath, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Ravitch argues that the charter school movement is a failure and that it drains needed money from public schools.