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UCSB Policy Forum : The Politics of Educational Testing Lorraine McDonnell, Professor of Political Science, will discuss her recent book, Politics, Persuasion, and Educational Testing as part of a public policy panel on educational testing. In her book, McDonnell examined the politics and consequences of mass changes to educational testing in California, Kentucky, and North Carolina in the 1990's, and also reviewed these results in light of the implicit changes required by the "No Child Left Behind" Act of 2001. (Read more about her book on our Faculty Authors webpage.) Commenting on the book will be Richard Duran, UCSB Professor of Education, and Robert C. Noel, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Political Science and member of the Santa Barbara School District Board of Education. This event is the third in a series of UCSB social science public policy briefings designed to bring pressing social, political, and economic issues to the community. It is sponsored by Melvin L. Oliver, Dean of the Division of Social Sciences. Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2006 Time: 3:00 p.m. Location: McCune Conference Room, Humanities Building Room 6220, UCSB Fee: Free; public invited |