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School leaders in Oregon and Washington are rejecting standardized testing that normally happens each spring because of instructional time lost to the pandemic.
School boards for Oregon’s two largest school districts, Portland and Salem-Keizer, both passed resolutions this week not to administer standardized tests this year, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported Friday. Other districts, including Ashland, Eagle Point, Astoria and Oregon Trail, have taken the same step.
Also this week, Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal said students in that state would not take the tests this spring. Instead, Reykdal said the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction will plan for testing in the fall, as well as the “need to substantially reduce the length of state assessments” in the future.
School leaders in Pacific NW say no to standardized tests
April 16, 2021
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) School leaders in Oregon and Washington are rejecting standardized testing that normally happens each spring because of instructional time lost to the pandemic.
School boards for Oregon’s two largest school districts, Portland and Salem-Keizer, both passed resolutions this week not to administer standardized tests this year, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported Friday. Other districts, including Ashland, Eagle Point, Astoria and Oregon Trail, have taken the same step.
Also this week, Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal said students in that state would not take the tests this spring. Instead, Reykdal said the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction will plan for testing in the fall, as well as the “need to substantially reduce the length of state assessments” in the future.
Some NW school leaders say ‘no’ to standardized tests
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) School leaders in Oregon and Washington are rejecting standardized testing that normally happens each spring because of instructional time lost to the pandemic.
School boards for Oregon s two largest school districts, Portland and Salem-Keizer, both passed resolutions this week not to administer standardized tests this year. Other districts, including Ashland, Eagle Point and Oregon Trail, have taken the same step.
Also this week, the Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction said students there would take not the tests this spring.
In Oregon, opting out of state assessments violates state policy and could affect school funds if schools don t comply next year.
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