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Patty Murray: “Whenever we have this discussion about assessments, we get back to are we going to have a test that we hand these kids…”

On the recordMay 24, 2010
Whenever we have this discussion about assessments, we get back to are we going to have a test that we hand these kids, and if they pass, then the teacher is doing well?
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray emphasizes the complexity of assessing young children's learning.

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