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High-Stakes Flimflam

It's time to rein in the test zealots who have gotten such a stranglehold on the public schools in the U.S.

Politicians and others have promoted high-stakes testing as a panacea that would bring accountability to teaching and substantially boost the classroom performance of students.

"Measuring," said President Bush, in a discussion of his No Child Left Behind law, "is the gateway to success."