The Department of Education announced Monday it would give school districts flexibility in administering standardized tests, but wouldn't allow broad cancellation of those exams.
The Education Department on Monday announced that standardized testing must occur this year, though it will allow states to delay testing or apply for certain exemptions.
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“To be successful once schools have re-opened, we need to understand the impact COVID-19 has had on learning and identify what resources and supports students need,” Rosenblum wrote.
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Regular standardized testing was canceled last year amid school closures due to the pandemic. Meanwhile, the topic continues to divide the education community.
“As the educators in the classroom, we have always known that standardized tests are not the best way to measure a child’s development, nor do they particularly help kids or inform best practices for teaching and learning,”
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