The kids can’t read or do math.
Basic addition. Basic literacy. Social promotion of kids that can’t do either leads to adults who are barely employable.
Those “tests” at lest force SOME learning. Yeah, they suck, but by the time my wife sees the kids (sophomore and above) they are so far behind they are not going to get caught up.
Some sort of standards need to be in place. Right now, the nations education system is a dumpster fire.
They’ve had tests since schools began but these tests the students are forced to take & the teachers are forced to teach are a farce. Just like Obamacare had nothing to healthcare these tests have nothing to do with education. I believe they actually detract from teaching & learning. There are many reasons for our low performing educational system, but I believe the biggest reason and one that effects society as a whole is that over half the kids in school only have one parent at home.