Grade Inflation 1994-1995, 1994-1995

"Using Standards and Assessments to Support Student Learning: Alternatives to Grade Retention: A Report to the Chancellor's Committee on Grade Transition Standards," by Linda Darling-Hammond and Beverly Falk, Teachers College, Columbia University, September 1995; NYSUT press release, "Blowing the Whistle on Education's 'Open Secret': Teachers report pressure thwarts drive for higher standards," March 3, 1994; "Highlights on Educational Standards," from the NYSUT survey of presidents of elementary and secondary teacher locals, 1993-94; newspaper clipping. See also: Standards & Assessment