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This R&D provides resources on standardized testing in America’s schools. As a result of the school accountability movement, testing requirements in the nation’s schools have risen in recent decades. A recent report by the Council of the Great City Schools says that that the testing load for students in urban districts is too much and that there is a lack of coordination between exams. The Obama administration says that it will work to encourage states to reduce the testing load among all American students to constitute less than 2% of classroom time and make the tests fairer for students of different backgrounds.
Obama to Schools: Obsess less about testing https://t.co/2B9qyyYah5 pic.twitter.com/6s3tePwTQo
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) October 26, 2015
Obama’s new promise on standardized tests is worthless. Here’s why: https://t.co/O71img8y4d #education
— U.S. News (@usnews) October 26, 2015
Obama calls for limits on testing in schools: https://t.co/XUyyG8eiUk A look at who opts out of education tests: https://t.co/OJeQTij1iA
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) October 25, 2015
Education Department (@usedgov): Too much testing, partly our fault | https://t.co/wIk6Ar5zq7
— JerseyCAN (@JerseyCAN) October 26, 2015
Obama calls for cap on class time for standardized tests https://t.co/Y7INuoApEo pic.twitter.com/h4rrtr2g2l
— TIME.com (@TIME) October 26, 2015
To reform education, decided a few high-stakes tests will replace the constant testing. More anxiety, less boredom. https://t.co/oKZwCsGMdu
— U.S. Dept. of Fear (@FearDept) October 25, 2015
.@POTUS on how meaningful education can’t be measured by filling in a bubble https://t.co/Qt1B7ZPppK
— Arianna Huffington (@ariannahuff) October 26, 2015
What will Obama’s new testing plan mean for American students?https://t.co/yDwLoyUpVz
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) October 26, 2015
Sen. Lamar Alexander: Obama should ‘stop and think’ on the over-testing problem https://t.co/iWjohimgwN
— TIME.com (@TIME) October 26, 2015
Obama proposes reducing standardized testing to 2% of classroom time https://t.co/hZUU6WYYwk pic.twitter.com/2s7Va0mZqM
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 25, 2015
The Obama administration is urging schools to step back and make exams less onerous and more purposeful https://t.co/T0BIOnDocM
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 25, 2015