Last week, First Focus Campaign for Children sent this letter of support for the Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act (H.R.4172) to Congressman Gibson (R-NY) and Congresswoman Sinema (D-AZ). This bill offers a common sense solution to the over-use of standardized testing by amending No Child Left Behind so states are required to offer a standardized test only once every grade span (grades 3-5, 6-9, and 10-12) instead of in every grade from grade 3 through 8. This is a return to research-based practice that was in place before the 2001 passage of No Child Left Behind and is a significant step toward federal education policy that puts children first.
