Teachers need to focus on getting students back on learning track, not preparing for a standardized test. How do we expect such a test to give an accurate measure of learning when education environments have been turned upside down for a year?
Maryland State School Superintendent Karen Salmon is recommending all public schools give the new statewide test in reading and math for the first time this spring, but scaling back the total amount of testing.
Maryland students whether they learn in-person or online will have to take statewide standardized tests this spring, but the results won’t carry any consequences for students or schools.