The kids in this state have been testing since March 1 and are scheduled to test through the end of the year.

Many of these tests, the teachers and the schools will never see. The students won't see them again after they finish taking the test. They will not know what they got right or wrong. Neither will the teachers.

Plus, the students are required to sign a pledge that they will not discuss the tests with ANYONE, including their PARENTS.

Who benefits from these tests? The students? No. The teachers? No. The school district? No. The state education system? No.

The only ones who benefit are the test venders who are raking in the dough. And the legislators, et als, who get lobbying dollars in their war chests.

So, HURRAY for Miami-Dade!!

I hope this spreads lIke wild fire.

A bill in the ed. committee calls for paying all teachers a base of 27 K per year, then pay out bonuses based on test scores. Also, schools would be rated A, B, C, D, or F based on the scores of the sub-population that scored the lowest.

The aim is clear: Have public education dry up and blow away.

The mandated tests are a great way to get public money into private hands. School districts spend a lot of money on these worthless
tests and scoring "services". It is a racket. It started with a long time friendship between the Bush family and the McGraw family of McGraw-Hill-Princeton Testing Service. This is a scheme to benefit private business at public expense. This is also a handy way to
punish and put down poor children and immigrant children so they "know their place".