Are You Kidding? Vallas’ standardized testing obsession means 3 rounds of tests plus CMTs. - Wait, What?

Are You Kidding? Vallas’ standardized testing obsession means 3 rounds of tests plus CMTs. - Wait, What?:

Are You Kidding? Vallas’ standardized testing obsession means 3 rounds of tests plus CMTs.

by jonpelto

Forget about the concept that our schools need to devote more time to learning;

Paul Vallas, “education reformer extraordinaire,” and Bridgeport’s, $229,000, part-time, interim superintendent of schools, has announced an unprecedented standardized testing assault on Bridgeport’s students and their teachers.

In an announcement yesterday, Team Vallas informed administrators that in addition to the two weeks of Connecticut Mastery testing that is required by the Connecticut State Department of Education, Vallas is ordering that all students in grades 3-11 complete three additional rounds of standardized testing.

While “Education Reformers” are fond of claiming that they support extending the school