IT’S OFFICIAL: All states have been excused from statewide testing this year

Read the full article by Catherine Gewertz HERE.

While standardized testing is bullshit, this delay will undoubtedly impact funding, and a pandemic is no time to slow down funding.

Teachers need training on working with students and parents remotely. Students need supplemental study materials and support.

What about schools and students in areas where internet access is not easily accessible?

What about the mental health issues caused by fear and isolation that will invariably increase and deepen?

What about parents and their ability to work and care for their children?

Very difficult real-world tests are coming to all of us.

If we had any real vision and commitment to providing the best education possible, this chaos could be a great opportunity for dramatic and positive changes for us all.

Instead, our dumbasses are fucked.