This is a letter multiple elected officials in Washington State wrote to the public about High Stakes testing. The only issue I have with their comments is the statement that the minimum number of tests should be based on federal laws. This needs to be a state level and not federal. Switch the money from this testing to the classroom. Why We Oppose Excessive and Harmful High Stakes Tests This post is an article I co-wrote with seven other Senators on June 15 2015 explaining why high stakes tests often do more harm than good and therefore should be reduced to the minimum number required by federal law: The more than 60,000 high school seniors who graduate here in Washington state this … [Read more...]
High Stakes Testing – Time to End
This is re-posted from another site: Op-Ed: Time to end high-stakes tests as graduation requirement WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2015 This op-ed is written and supported by Senators Maralyn Chase, D-Shoreline; Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver; Karen Fraser, D-Olympia; Bob Hasegawa, D-Beacon Hill; Pramila Jayapal, D-Seattle; Karen Keiser, D-Kent; John McCoy, D-Tulalip; and Pam Roach, R-Auburn. The more than 60,000 high school seniors who graduate here in Washington state this month are to be commended for 12 years of successfully completing dozens of courses. Thousands other high school seniors will not graduate with their classmates, however, even though they successfully completed the … [Read more...]