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Friday, March 3, 2017

Maryland House OKs bill limiting school testing

The Maryland House of Delegates approved a bill Tuesday that would limit the amount of time school districts can spend on testing.
The Less Testing, More Learning Act sailed through with minimal debate on a 139-0 vote....

 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-less-testing-20170228-story.html
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 3, 2017 at 8:26 AM

    Education by osmosis?

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    1. CrunchyMamaMarch 4, 2017 at 12:18 PM

      Anon, the testing referred to here is Standardized Testing, like PARCC and MAP (including MAP-P (Primary), MAP-R (reading), and MAP-M (math)). teacher-developed tests are not part of this bill, unless you've found language that I missed.

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  2. MarthaMarch 4, 2017 at 8:22 AM

    Anonymous - did you read the article? It clearly indicates "Tests and quizzes developed by individual teachers are not included in the 2 percent cap."

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