Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/17/2006 | District tries new method of test prep

Philadelphia Inquirer 01/17/2006 District tries new method of test prep:

"The Philadelphia School District is expected to announce today changes in the way students are prepared for standardized tests, capping a nearly two-year campaign led by a group of high schoolers upset at how getting ready for the exams interfered with their academic lives.
Under the new guidelines, students won't be pulled out of core-subject classes to prepare for tests, and preparation work will not be done in such classes, said Gregory Thornton, the district's chief academic officer.Instead, students will practice outside the regular school day or during elective courses.
A group of about 15 students from Strawberry Mansion High School who are members of Youth United for Change had advocated the new approach."