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Ohio must figure out how to test K-12 kids despite pandemic

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. 

Worthington school board urges General Assembly to waive standardized tests for 2020-21

Recent actions requested by the Worthington school board – when it approved a resolution Feb. 22 that asks the Ohio General Assembly to ensure all standardized testing is waived statewide for the remainder of the 2020-21 academic year because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic – might seem simple.

Why Standardized School Testing Is Delayed, Not Canceled This Year

Why Standardized School Testing Is Delayed, Not Canceled This Year SheKnows 2/23/2021 © arrowsmith2/Adobe Stock. This year has been so hard on parents, students, and teachers everywhere, which is why we all let out an exasperated whyyyyyy when the Education Department announced Monday that while they’re OK with states postponing or delaying standardized testing, schools are not allowed to outright cancel this year’s tests. The Biden administration made the mandate and released the accompanying accommodations this week schools can elect to move the dates, shorten the tests, or offer online testing options where remote learning was still necessary but reiterated that the annual testing still had to be completed by school districts for the 2020/2021 school year.

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