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Direct the Department of Education & Congress to Remove Annual Standardized Testing Mandates of NCLB and RttT | We the People: Your Voice in Our Government

Direct the Department of Education & Congress to Remove Annual Standardized Testing Mandates of NCLB and RttT | We the People: Your Voice in Our Government:










Direct the Department of Education & Congress to Remove Annual Standardized Testing Mandates of NCLB and RttT

A President initiated both mandates. Now we call on the President to end the part that harms children.
Ending the controversial annual standardized testing is the first step toward ending the damage done by No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top.
No other country puts students through this incessant testing.
Let the long-established National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results continue to provide a national picture of student academic progress.
Each state will determine the proper role of standardized testing to meet their needs.
Created: Mar 17, 2014

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