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...Picasso—“No, painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war.” Rise Against is at war. They have drawn the lines of battle, chosen the side of the downtrodden, selected their weapon of choice, and illustrated the stakes??namely, everything. Even from the packaging, it’s apparent that Rise Against has no qualms about mixing their two passions, music and politics. The beginning of the selected Picasso quote reads, “What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who only...
...last night’s school committee meeting, several teachers and students protested the “high stakes?? nature of the test and implored the committee to allow students who failed the test to participate in graduation ceremonies this spring...
Price also opposes the “high-stakes?? test and suggests offering “local diplomas” to students who do not pass the MCAS, he said...
...national level by President Bush—to hold teachers accountable for the performance of their students through testing and even to hold students back unless they can successfully pass tests. Using testing for such important decisions is often referred to as “high-stakes?? testing...
Koretz’s research has shown that under such “high-stakes?? circumstances the scores on tests rise quickly and that there is often a “substantial inflation” of scores...