Title: Schools must give standardized tests this year: Biden administration
Headings: Despite an incredible year of challenges for schools, they will need to give standardized tests this year
Despite an incredible year of challenges for schools, they will need to give standardized tests this year
Content: Will teachers have to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Schools may require staff to get a vaccine for coronavirus
"As the educators in the classroom, we have always known that standardized tests are not the best way to measure a child’s development, nor do they particularly help kids or inform best practices for teaching and learning," she wrote in a statement. " That is especially true in these unprecedented times, when students and teachers alike are remaking the school experience in the most unlikely of circumstances." Carissa Moffat Miller, CEO of the Council of Chief State School Officers, said she supported the federal requirement, writing in a statement Monday that the announcement "acknowledges the real, varied challenges that educators, students, and families are facing across the country." "State education leaders and CCSSO deeply value assessment as a tool to know where students are academically, identify inequities, and inform decision-making, including ensuring supports get to the students who need them," she said. The National Parent Teacher Association released a survey Monday that found 52% of parents surveyed favored end-of-year testing this spring "to measure the impact of the pandemic on student learning." Usually, state achievement tests are administered to students in the spring. They allow "a clearer picture of where children are academically and help equip parents to effectively advocate on behalf of their child’s learning,” PTA leader Leslie Boggs said. “As underscored by the results of the survey, parents and educators alike should have meaningful data on student learning and progress" to tailor learning, she said.