“The assessment itself is completely artificial,” Chomsky asserts. “It’s not ranking teachers in accordance with their ability to help develop children who will reach their potential . . . It’s turning us into individuals who devote our lives to achieving a rank.”

I went to the Seattle site. There is so much there. This one in particular is worth spreading more widely:
https://deutsch29.wordpress.com/2014/11/21/smarter-balanced-lacking-smarts-precariously-balanced/
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