But the standardized exams might be shorter, spaced out over several weeks or delayed until the fall.
"The news was not we were expecting, not what we were hoping for and not what the kids need," Rep. Joe Miller, D-Amherst, said.
The original plan was to pass a bill through the Ohio House this week that let districts scrap state testing requirements for the 2020-2021 school year. The problem is it hinged on getting a federal waiver, and the Biden administration told states not to expect them.
Ian Rosenblum, the acting assistant education secretary, sent a letter to state education leaders Monday saying kids must take their federally required exams even though the U.S. Department of Education won't hold schools accountable for the results.