Sentences with phrase «statewide annual standardized testing»
Go beyond the boisterous press releases or slick websites, though, and these plans are feeding on a far more negative undercurrent: NCLB's requirement for statewide annual standardized tests for all kids is harmful and wrong.
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Still, given the public beating standardized tests have taken over the last decade, and the negative narrative around testing that's solidified as a result, it remains exceedingly important for those of us that still believe in annual, statewide standardized testing to articulate — again, and again, and again — why it matters.
It may not be popular or politically expedient, but annual, statewide standardized testing, and yes — even accountability and consequences based on that data — at least deserve a defense.
While ESSA was designed to reduce unnecessary standardized testing, the new educational policy requires that schools take an annual statewide assessment.
Not too long ago, California released its statewide 2012 annual school rankings, listing the top - performing schools in the state, based on the Academic Performance Index (API), which is calculated from standardized test results.