Columnist: High-Stakes Testing Benefits Lower-Income Students

In a New York Post (10/22) column, Naomi Schaefer Riley writes that affluent parents in New York City are protesting "this week's 40-minute field tests in math and English" and other high-stakes testing, "which they see as a distraction from the real education their children could be receiving. They actually have a point - but then, the testing isn't really about their kids. High-stakes testing has been shown to offer clear benefits - particularly to lower-income students."