We’ve got to be able to tell how badly the pandemic is affecting student learning.
So let’s give standardized tests.
That’s the rationale behind the Biden administration’s mandate that schools across the country still struggling just to keep buildings open somehow manage to proctor standardized assessments.
Nearly 29 million people have contracted Covid-19 in the United States. More than 514,000 people have died from the virus.
Only about half of the nation’s schools are open for in-person learning, and many of those are operating on a hybrid basis. The rest are completely virtual.
Children have lost parents, siblings, family members, friends, teachers. Families are struggling just to survive with some members still recovering from the longterm health consequences of contracting Covid.
It is absurd to claim that only standardized tests can show whether the pandemic has impacted student learning.
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