Episode 38: Can Standardized Tests Bridge the Equity Gap?
Nov 01, 2023•33 min•Ep. 38
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Episode description
As President and CEO of ETS (Educational Testing Service), Amit Sevak is keenly aware of the growing concern over the perceived value of education and standardized testing. To address these challenges, he is leading a transformation at ETS towards a more human-centric approach, with a focus on educator solutions, global mobility, and professional credentialing. And he believes that crafting assessments that showcase skills in new ways, backed by rigorous research, can help break the cycle of entrenched inequalities in education and open up new avenues of opportunity in the workforce.
[Transcript for Episode 38 is available on EdFixPodcast.com.]
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