A Florida Senate bill potentially removing standardized testing requirements for high school graduation reflects a broader trend among several states. Amidst declining NAEP scores indicating significant educational struggles, officials seem to prioritize easing requirements rather than addressing poor student performance. The legislation, if passed, would allow students to graduate without passing critical assessments, aligning Florida with states like Massachusetts and Wisconsin. Critics warn that this will obscure educational challenges and weaken accountability in schools, drawing a troubling parallel to President Trump's infamous comment on testing during the pandemic.
If we stop testing right now, we'd have very few cases, if any. If we stop testing America's students, we'll have fewer bad headlines about how poorly they're doing.
After the absolutely dismal National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores from 2024, which showed that a higher percentage of eighth graders scored below basic in reading than at any point in the test's 30-year history.
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