If there's one thing that 'No Child Left Behind' has proven, it's that more academics don't make for smarter children - or even higher test scores. And yet we somehow refuse to accept this reality.

Increased physical activity during the school day can help children's attention, classroom behavior, and achievement test scores. Meanwhile, the decline of play is closely linked to ADHD; behavioral problems; and stunted social, cognitive, and creative development.

If you improve education by teaching for competence, eliminating schooling, and connecting with students, the test scores will improve.

He's got what a coach looks for — he has good grades, and he has good test scores.

I think sometimes we overly rely on (test scores), and we think it is the only indicator of a healthy school system, and it's not.

What I've tried to do . . . is create a whole model that got away from test scores and avoided labels like LD (learning disabled) or ADD (attention-deficit disorder), and use a profile of strengths and weaknesses.