As election season nears, grandstanding Democratic and Republican politicians will discuss the importance of educators and not teaching to a test. Then, with their empty rhetoric still in the air, they will enact laws that base evaluations on test scores, weaken due process, and inject competition. Meanwhile, many news organizations, who have failed to report on why many educators are against these things, will hail their efforts.
True words spoken on education and how it will be kicked around like a football in the game of politics over the next several months.
What is worse is that both major parties are on board with destroying education. There are a lot of dollars from testing and data companies flowing into campaign coffers. Pearson is still under investigation in NY State for wining and dining education officials.