And now $9.2 million to design “better” standardized tests for 4 year olds! - Wait, What?

And now $9.2 million to design “better” standardized tests for 4 year olds! - Wait, What?:

And now $9.2 million to design “better” standardized tests for 4 year olds!

by jonpelto

Hooray!  The U.S. Department of Education is giving away $9.2 million to help states devise better tests for 4 year olds!

According to a recent article in Education Week, “Some state officials say the money would be welcome as they revamp their early-childhood-assessment programs. But others suggest that if the Education Department wants to focus attention on just one part of early learning, an avenue other than kindergarten assessments—teacher professional development, for example—would have been more welcome.”

But I say, to Hell with “teacher professional development.”

We are Connecticut and more assessments is our motto.

For example, just this past year, Governor Malloy’s education reform initiative included not