Is Validation Study of the District's Academic Achievements Just Another Con?

At the September 1 meeting of the Middletown Board of Education, Dr. Eastwood had a paid consultant present his Validation Study on the district's academic accomplishments. According to the presenter, his study was based primarily on data and information derived from State testing. This article by Susan Edelman in The New York Post brings into question the value, credibility, and reliability of State educational testing, and the derived information about education provided to the public by the State. Since any study can only be as sound as the data and information from which it is derived, both the conclusions of the current Validation Study and academic accomplishments of Dr. Eastwood's administration become questionable. Please read the article and draw your own conclusions.