Poll: Most Americans sick of high-stakes standardized tests
(Correcting description of AP poll)The results of a well-regarded annual poll show that most Americans don’t like the high-stakes standardized testing that dominates education reform today and have never heard of the Common Core standards, which are currently being implemented in most of the country.
One of the more interesting results is a reversal of the majority position on whether to evaluate teachers with student standardized test scores. In 2012, a majority supported the concept. In the 2013 poll, a majority reject it.
The 45th annual PDK-Gallup poll, released Wednesday, has long been seen as a solid picture of where public sentiment lies in regard to public education and specific reform initiatives. (PDK is a professional association for educators that brings together leaders, thinkers and doers.) Some of the results conflict with those of other recent polls —