As States Reopen, A New Phase Of Economic Pain
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A standardized test.
Thirteen years ago, Congress passed No Child Left Behind. It mandated annual standardized testing as a way to ensure that students did not fall through the cracks. Over the years, programs like Race to the Top ratcheted up the stakes, increasing pressure on teachers, schools and districts to perform. Now No Child Left Behind is up for reauthorization and some lawmakers are calling for a removal of the mandate. This would allow states more wiggle room to design their own assessment methods. Meanwhile, parents and educators are increasingly questioning the number of tests students take and what the focus on testing is doing to our school system. An update on the debate over the way we use standardized testing in America’s schools.
Guests
- Anya Kamenetz Education reporter for NPR and author of "The Test: Why Our Schools Are Obsessed with Standardized Testing - But You Don't Have to Be"
- Elaine Weiss National coordinator of the Broader Bolder Approach to Education
- Matthew Chingos Senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and research director of its Brown Center on Education Policy
- Chanelle Hardy Senior vice president for policy and executive director of the National Urban League Washington Bureau
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