Laws would limit testing in Maryland schools

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.

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