“I look at it as the flea at the end of the tail of the dog trying to wag the dog.”
– Former Education Commissioner Robert Scott on Texas’ $90 million testing contract with Pearson Assessment
This article appears in March 1 • 2013.
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“I look at it as the flea at the end of the tail of the dog trying to wag the dog.”
– Former Education Commissioner Robert Scott on Texas’ $90 million testing contract with Pearson Assessment
This article appears in March 1 • 2013.
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