We recommend that teachers don't give homework or have big projects due during testing.

One of the things we saw was a decline in cases and a better understanding by the council of its role. I feel like it's been really successful.

In the sense that it helps us track continual progress of that student, yes, it is (valuable). But some of these kids are such that a standardized test like this doesn't really show what they know.

Teachers understand if they have testing in the spring that test will be an evaluation of that teacher who has had the kid all year.

The program is all about the empowerment of teachers. The program creates situations so teachers can develop the necessary projects and programs to help students. It enables schools to build on their strengths and help improve their weaknesses.

Nobody told me how hard and lonely change is.