The Parent’s Guide to Standardized Tests

American students are the most tested in the world, but how do schools really use test scores to determine your child’s future? This session will help parents learn how to read test scores, develop skills to help your child, and other information about why tests matter—and when they don’t.

Peter Cookson Jr., Ph.D. is dean of Lewis & Clark’s Graduate School of Education and Counseling, is a past president of the Doris Dillon Creative Center and Teachers College Innovations at Columbia University’s Teachers College. He holds degrees in American and European history, and the sociology of education, and is the co-author of A Parent’s Guide to Standardized Tests in School. Presented in partnership with Portland Parks and Recreation.

Workshop Sites:

Sellwood Community Center: March 12, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Southwest Community Center: January 18, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.