Parents and educators alike have increasingly lashed out against the high number of standardized tests students must take, the high stakes attached to those test results, and the narrowed curriculum that occurs when schools are held accountable for students» test results in only two or three subjects. (ascd.org)
As illustrated in the attached chart created by the coalition More Than a Score, which PURE helps convene, the total number of standardized test «events» in CPS this year may run close to 300 for all students and all administrations (see Attachment 1 — More Than a Score chart, «The Reality Behind the «New, Reduced» CPS Assessment Policy»). (pureparents.org)
At the same time, the 2010 national Common Core standards were being implemented, and the number of standardized tests that students were required to take multiplied. (wxxinews.org)