Test’ m till they learn, dammit!
by jonpelto
Today’s homework assignment: Call your local school district and ask them for the entire list of standardized tests that they give to students in your community.
In Bridgeport, for example, rather than waste time learning, students will spend next week taking the new round of standardized “bench-mark” tests that “education reformer” and Superintendent of Schools, Paul Vallas, has ordered.
But Bridgeport is not alone; Cities and towns all across Connecticut have dramatically expanded the number of standardized tests they give to our children.
Along with the Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) and the Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT), Bridgeport is adding three new rounds of “CMT-like” tests.
