February 10, 2016
Standardized testing has been the bane of American youth for generations. American students now witness superfluous hours of testing and tests that are not truly "standard." Modern day education standards, including the "No Child Left Behind" Act, cause teachers to teach towards the test, thus robbing children of quality content. The Department of Education and other smaller departments are currently aiming to reform test standards everywhere to make them fair and to end the objective of teaching towards a test. Schools will soon be rated on student growth in addition to test scores.
(http://www.usnews.com/opinion/knowledge-bank/articles/2016-02-09/after-years-of-overtesting-education-is-right-sizing-standardized-tests)
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| Standardized Testing |
Modern day education systems relate directly to the ideal of American FEDERALISM. The FEDERAL SYSTEM of the United States allows the federal government to make test standards that the state governments must meet. It is part of a STATE'S RIGHTS to create their own education system, yet they must still meet the federally MANDATED test requirements. Education could be seen as a CONCURRENT POWER because it is shared between the state and the federal government.
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| Pennsylvania's Standardized Test |
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