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If the PA Legislature Won’t Pass a Budget, Schools Shouldn’t Give High Stakes Tests | gadflyonthewallblog

If the PA Legislature Won’t Pass a Budget, Schools Shouldn’t Give High Stakes Tests | gadflyonthewallblog:

If the PA Legislature Won’t Pass a Budget, Schools Shouldn’t Give High Stakes Tests

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 No one gives a high stakes test because he or she thinks it helps kids learn.

Public schools give tests because they are threatened by the state: give this test or we’ll withhold your funding.
So WHY THE HECK ARE SCHOOLS GIVING THESE TERRIBLE TESTS!!?
Pause with me a moment for a smidgen of background.