School officials: High-stakes tests failing students - Houston Chronicle

School officials: High-stakes tests failing students - Houston Chronicle: "The backlash began brewing long before Texas' top education official called the emphasis on standardized testing "a perversion of its original intent," long before the approach of new, more rigorous end-of-course exams.

For years, murmurs of discontent have stirred among teachers tired of devoting class time to test preparation, school administrators saddled by legislative mandates, parents anxious about an increasing focus on high-stakes assessments.

Now, a mounting chorus of school administrators, educators and parents is speaking out against a system in which they say testing has eclipsed teaching."

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