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Update The Buzz on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Standardized Testing (HBO)



Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Standardized Testing (HBO)



American students face a ridiculous amount of testing. John Oliver explains how standardized tests impact school funding, the achievement gap, how often kids are expected to throw up.

John Oliver Explains Why Standardized Tests Are Bullsh*t http://uproxx.it/1bWAkhM

John Oliver Rips Education Process Every Student Experiences: ‘Fastest Way to Terrorize Any Child’ http://bit.ly/1bWxTvF

Watch John Oliver Give Failing Marks to Standardized Testing | TIME http://ti.me/1bWy8H7

John Oliver Explains Everything That's Wrong With Standardized Testing http://huff.to/1GVbFI6

John Oliver Rips Standardized Testing With Help From a Dancing Monkey on ‘Last Week Tonight’ - Speakeasy - WSJ http://on.wsj.com/1bWyIEG

John Oliver perfectly sums up everything that’s wrong with standardized testing - Salon.com http://bit.ly/1bWzcL7

Palm Beach County student’s words send John Oliver on testing rant | Extra Credit http://pbpo.st/1bWziCy

John Oliver Puts Standardized Testing To The Test On 'Last Week Tonight' And It Fails Miserably : T-Lounge : Tech T... http://bit.ly/1bWzrG7

John Oliver Rips Education Process Every Student Experiences: ‘Fastest Way to Terrorize Any Child’ http://bit.ly/1bWxTvF

Let John Oliver Explain How Standardized Testing Makes Kids Anxious and Vomit Under Pressure | Mother Jones http://bit.ly/1bWAaXL

John Oliver jumps in the fight against standardized-testing mania http://bit.ly/1bWAsxH