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Commissioner Mills Concerned about Fairness of New York Tests Two days after the state was criticized for editing literacy passages in tests, Education Commissioner Richard Mills said exams will no longer be changed to delete potentially offensive words and phrases. "We must ensure that the state tests are fair for all students," Mills said. Ohanian Comment Fair? Commissar Mills worries about fairness to students? Probably he also has a bridge in Brooklyn he'll sell you. What's fair about asking kids to write a commentary on Roger Ascham's 16th century prose? When are reporters going to pin him to the wall about "fair?" State Will KO P.C. Test Editing |
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