ASCD: Policy Points: Testing Time.
ASCD, March 2015
Key Points:
- A 2-sheet quick reference to current state of time spent testing in American Public Schools.
- Avg. # of mandated tests PreK-12: 113
- 11th graders get the worst of it: 27 days/year on average of standardized testing
- Urban and East Coast Schools require the most testing on average
- Common Core aligned tests seem to represent a cost savings/student
Intended Audience:
- Practitioner Educators, Parents, Policy makers
Relevance:
- As educators, which grade do you want to teach and where? I hope to stay away from 11th & 12th for now because of the testing burden. I’d prefer the content, but not if I can’t teach it. How to fulfil requirements and achieve meaningful instruction. As political participants, make voice heard.
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