Why experts say we need standardized tests -- Why teachers say we don't -- What's wrong with standardized tests? -- So why do we test? -- The other costs of standardized tests -- How does child poverty affect standardized testing? -- How does today's cultural diversity affect testing? -- What do standardized tests really reflect? -- Are there benefits to standardized testing? -- What are the alternatives to standardized testing? -- Will the reauthorization of the elementary and secondary act fix the problems?
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