Leon County advocates, parents push to skip 2020-2021 standardized testing
Tallahassee advocates plead with FEA for no 2020-2021 standardized testing
and last updated 2021-02-24 18:33:34-05
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â In a year that s been anything but standard, concerned parents are pleading with district superintendents and the Department of Education to not require this year s standardized testing.
The Title One Advisory Council in Leon County sent a letter to the Florida Senate Committee on Education urging state officials to allow the robust progress monitoring required throughout the pandemic to take the place of this year s standardized testing requirement.
It says the in-person proctoring required for standardized testing would not allow for proper social distancing, a major concern for parents who opted for remote learning or who have students with heightened health sensitivities.
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The decision was made without Miguel Cardona, President Biden s nominee to run the Education Department.
The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that schools will still be required to administer standardized tests for the 2020-2021 school year despite months of upheaval in which many students failed to step foot inside a school building.
The decision was made without the leadership of Miguel Cardona, President Joe Biden’s nominee for education secretary, according to an Education Department spokesperson. Cardona has not yet been confirmed, leaving senior department leadership, including Acting Secretary of Education Phil Rosenfelt, to make a call amid urgent questions from states about whether to plan for exams.
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