Objectifying Measures The Dominance of High-Stakes Testing and the Politics of Schooling

"The novelty of Objectifying Measures is the clarity with which an analysis of statistical discourse is mapped out to show its complex relationship to inequality. Johnson offers a reader-friendly ethnography that demands attention... Her analysis of assumptions and biases which frame and inform standardized testing as a method of defining and measuring failure/progress is timely and important. Highly recommended!"
-Katya Gibel Mevorach, Associate Professor, Anthropology Department & American Studies Concentration at Grinnell College