Word: warding
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...against standardized testing," says Larry W. Ward...
...Ward, a parent of three students in the Cambridge public schools, is like many parents who oppose MCAS. His objections to MCAS, he says, are specifically about this exam--not the idea of having state-wide tests...
School committee members reflect the attitudes of parents like Ward and King: a mix of philosophical support for the idea of testing and frustration with the implementation of the exam...
...Ward says schools, students and the test itself are not ready for this "high stakes" exam...
Like many others, Ward says making MCAS a graduation requirement punishes students for failures of the Commonwealth's education system...