Today’s education news includes a report showing that NY State won’t be punished for its 20 percent testing opt out rate (statewide), plus more coverage of public polls on annual testing and NOLA anniversary examinations:
Department of Education Won’t Punish N.Y. for High Opt-Outs, Report Says PK12: Federal law requires each school to test at least 95 percent of its students or else the district or state could face sanctions. See also NYT.
Two Polls Span Two Poles On Testing NPR: Does the public support or oppose federal standardized tests? Depends how you ask. See also LA Times: When Parents Are Asked Multiple-Choice Questions More white Americans dislike standardized testing than blacks and Latinos, according to a new poll. Also EdWeek.
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