From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 678: It’s school testing season. We’re likely to hear complaints from the political left and right that N.C. public school students spend too much time taking tests. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies, assesses those claims. Stoops explains why an increased focus on school choice would make concerns about testing obsolete.
School testing season raises questions on left, right
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