Do students need a testing bill of rights?

Published March 25, 2016 7:15pm ET



Do students need a bill of rights when it comes to standardized tests? As schools enter end-of-the-year testing season, tests are on the minds of students, teachers and parents. The liberal Center for American Progress is capitalizing on the situation by calling for a Testing Bill of Rights.

“The Testing Bill of Rights outlines the need to accurately measure student learning in a way that is useful for parents and teachers and less burdensome for students,” the Center for American Progress Action War Room said in an email Thursday. “It is also focused on the goal of ensuring tests serve as a meaningful tool to identify learning gaps and areas of improvement to make sure every child has an opportunity to be ready for college or the workforce.”

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