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Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
Are you saying, give your students this test and we, the federal government, are putting in place consequences of some sort depending on how the test comes out?
Spanky, come on, fess up, this is one big federal mandate you are advocating. Don't be afraid of it. But read George Will's article that you posted above if you want to know the pros and cons of the big federal program.
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The Federal program is only a problem if you screw it up (let the Democrats get a hold of it). National standardized tests are a good idea. Full stop. Whether or not the Federal government should act on the results of those tests is a different subject.
But standardized tesing across the nation, whether or not the Federal government pays for it, is a much needed reform and there is no reason to be against it unless you have some motive other than improving the education system (like the Teachers Unions).
