America’s focus on standardized test results for high-stakes decision-making “…has lead to several consequences, including overtesting, a narrowing of the curriculum, and a de-emphasis on untested subjects and concepts – such as the arts, civics, and social and emotional skills — that are just as important to our students’ development and success.”
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ASCD is an international association of educators and administrators dedicated to the improvement of schooling for all children.
Quoted fromASCD’s EDUCATION UPDATE April, 2015