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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Will the meaning of “yes” be on the test? The tests are back. – Fred Klonsky

Will the meaning of “yes” be on the test? The tests are back. – Fred Klonsky
WILL THE MEANING OF “YES” BE ON THE TEST? THE TESTS ARE BACK.





“As the educators in the classroom, we have always known that standardized tests are not the best way to measure a child’s development,” says AFT President Randi Weingarten. You don’t have to tell me. Tell Joe!


Betsy DeVos may have been the worst Secretary of Education ever.

Check that.

Not “may have been.” She was the worst Secretary of Education ever.

But even Betsy DeVos knew that holding schools accountable for federally mandated standardized tests during the worst pandemic in a hundred years made no sense.

She cancelled them.

When Joe Biden was running to replace Donald Trump he was asked about standardized testing.

“Will you commit to ending the use of standardized testing in schools.”

Biden answered, “Yes.” “Teachers should be able to determine curriculum CONTINUE READING: