LAUSD Superintendent Deasy warns suspending standardized tests would hurt at-risk students - LA Daily News

LAUSD Superintendent Deasy warns suspending standardized tests would hurt at-risk students - LA Daily News:

LAUSD Superintendent Deasy warns suspending standardized tests would hurt at-risk students

by By Barbara Jones, Staff Writer

Los Angeles Unified Superintendent John Deasy has fired off a letter to the California schools chief, protesting plans to suspend many standardized exams next year while the state develops a new system of computer-based tests.

In a two-page letter dated Friday to Superintendent Tom Torlakson, Deasy said the recommendation to drop English and math tests for second-grades, and nearly all standardized exams for high-schoolers, would make it difficult to assess student progress.

The plan, Deasy said, "has implications for school districts in working with our most at-risk populations."

Torlakson did not immediately repond to a request for comment.

In a conference call with reporters last Tuesday, Torlakson outlined his recommendations to the state 

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To view the letter from LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy, click here.