Mike Dresser of The Baltimore Sun reports that lawmakers are being urged to pass bills that would reduce the amount of standardized testing kids get in Maryland schools:
“These are 10-year-olds, 9-year-olds, 8-year-olds taking 50 hours of standardized testing,” said [Del. Eric] Luedtke, a former social studies teacher. He said the time devoted to test preparation diminished students’ love of learning.
Read the story here.
http://emilytalmage.com/2016/02/18/gates-funding-reform-for-longer-than-you-think/