dianeravitch posted: Politico reports that Republicans may scale back the federal mandate for annual testing from grades 3-8. This mandate is the cornerstone of No Child Left Behinds accountability regime. Parents and educators are up in arms about the misuse and overuse Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Diane Ravitchs blog Politico: GOP May Ditch Annual Testing Mandate by dianeravitch Politico reports that Republicans may scale back the federal mandate for annual testing from grades 3-8. This mandate is the cornerstone of No Child Left Behinds accountability regime. Parents and educators are up in arms about the misuse and overuse of testing. NCLB has not achieved any of its lofty and unrealistic goals. Its biggest beneficiaries have been testing companies, who are able to devote more money from their profits to lobby for more testing. dianeravitch | December 31, 2014 at 3:23 pm | Categories: NCLB (No Child Left Behind), Republicans, Standardized Testing | URL: wp.me/p2odLa-9iV Comment See all comments Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Diane Ravitchs blog. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: dianeravitch.net/2014/12/31/politico-gop-may-ditch-annual-testing-mandate/ Thanks for flying with WordPress
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