The Promise of Standardized Testing: A Tool to Target Resources Toward Kids that Need Support
There has been rising apprehension in Georgia about the role of standardized testing in public education. This tension burst into open conflict between policymakers debating whether these tests should be given at all this year. The US Department of Education has now decided assessments will happen this spring, which gives us the opportunity to gather valuable information to help accelerate learning. Fueled by substantial resources from the American Rescue Plan, we now have the unique opportunity to invest in students and strategies that need this historic support.