Daniel Koretz

Mayor Bloomberg has boasted about improved tests scores in New York City's schools, but recent findings say it's simply gotten easier to pass the state's tests. Elizabeth Green, editor for Gotham Schools, and Daniel Koretz, professor of education at Harvard and author of Measuring Up: What Educational Testing Really Tells Us, talk about these findings, this year's tougher tests and what it all says about the city's claims of better education.

Students, schools, and teachers are often judged by standardized test scores. Find out what tests like the MCAT and the SATs really measure, and how often are they misunderstood and misused. Daniel Koretz is author of Measuring Up.

Students, schools, and teachers are often judged by their standardized test scores. Find out what tests like the MCAT and the SATs really measure, and how often are they misunderstood and misused. Daniel Koretz is author of Measuring Up.

Do you think your standardized test scores have been an ...