This is an edited video featuring segments of a town meeting concerning the impact on children of high-stakes testing resulting from the "so called" No Child Left Behind Act and state and local requirements. Videotaped on March 27, 2008, six authoritative figures came together from the local region and the state of Pennsylvania. Teachers, a retired principal, a director of a high school, a state representative and state PTA president discuss their views on the topic, Your Child Is More Than a Test Score: A Town Meeting On High-Stakes Testing.
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