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Skipping standardized tests in 2020 may offer a chance to find better alternatives

  • Written by James D. Kirylo, Professor of Education, University of South Carolina
Skipping standardized tests in 2020 may offer a chance to find better alternativesNot in 2020.Compassionate Eye Foundation/Robert Daly/OJO Images/Getty Images

The Education Department is letting states cancel standardized tests. The move is a practical one: School buildings across the nation are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, even though distance learning efforts are widespread.

As a result, 2020 is the first year...

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