Educators Give Up On Testing: No Standards For Kansas City Students?!?

A trend that has marked the decline of school district across the nation hits home in Kansas City.

Certainly, there are other views that deserve consideration in a complex discussion about school performance. HOWEVER, there's ample evidence to suggest or at least argue that abandoning standards impacts both students AND TEACHERS negatively. 

Check the power move . . . 

"Seventeen school districts in Missouri — including Belton, Grandview, Kearney and Park Hill in the Kansas City metro — will move away from the state’s standardized testing system after the state school board granted them waivers on Tuesday.

"The 17 districts join 20 other school districts that received waivers last year after they asked to stop relying on the yearly Missouri Assessment Program, which they said doesn’t get them information on where students are struggling until it’s too late to make changes."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . . 

KCUR:  Kansas City area school districts move away from Missouri's standardized testing

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