Sentences with phrase «concerns over standardized testing»

However, because standardized testing is a matter of public concern, a local speaking as a union, or an individual member speaking as a parent or citizen, about educational concerns over standardized testing, for instance, in a letter to the editor or in a statement to the Board of Education, is protected by the U.S. Constitution at least so long as they are not encouraging other parents or students to opt out from a test.»

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The state department of education has audits under way to examine Chavez's finances and concerns over whether proper protocols were used in the administration of the state's standardized tests.

An Arizona law concerning standardized testing may put Washington's promises of increased state authority over education to the test.

He and others expressed concern to the board over the current standardized tests, and said his organization supports the teachers union - backed idea of removing standardized testing for math and English for grades nine and 10.

However, with continued concerns over the unintended (and sometimes detrimental) consequences of expanding standardized testing, policies have reemphasized the importance of more traditional, widely applicable approaches to measuring teacher quality — specifically, the quality of teachers» instruction, assessed through classroom observation.