The sky is falling for standardized test enthusiasts.
Economists Paul Bruno and Dan Goldhaber published a paper this month worrying that the Coronavirus pandemic may increase pressure to end high stakes testing once and for all.
The paper is called “Reflections on What Pandemic-Related State Test Waiver Requests Suggest About the Priorities for the Use of Tests.” It was written for The National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) – a Walton funded, pro standardized testing policy concern.
It’s easy to see why Bruno (who also taught middle school) and Goldhaber (who did not) are distressed.
Last school year President Joe Biden forced districts nationwide to give standardized assessments despite the raging Covid-19 pandemic.
Schools could barely keep their doors open and conduct in-person classes. Many educators were still teaching their students on-line or both on-line and in-person at the same time. Hundreds of teachers died…
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