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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/609/test_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Are Children Taking Too Many Tests?' data-article-id='966'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6896'>Urban school systems in the U.S. give too many tests, says a new study.</span> <span data-start-time='6896' data-end-time='10271'>President Obama agrees. </span> <span data-start-time='10271' data-end-time='14500'>In an open letter to parents, he asks:</span> <span data-start-time='14500' data-end-time='18188'>“I’ve got a pop quiz for parents and teachers across the country. </span> <span data-start-time='18188' data-end-time='22438'>If our kids had more free time at school, what would you want them to do with it?</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='22438' data-end-time='25625'>A. Learn to play a musical instrument.</span> <span data-start-time='25625' data-end-time='28583'>B. Study a new language</span> <span data-start-time='28583' data-end-time='32583'>C. Learn how to code HTML</span> <span data-start-time='32583' data-end-time='36542'>D. Take more standardized tests</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='36542' data-end-time='41479'>If you’re like most of the parents and teachers I hear from, you didn’t choose 'D.'</span> <span data-start-time='41479' data-end-time='48667'>I wouldn’t either... In moderation, smart strategic tests can help us measure our kids’ progress in school.</span> <span data-start-time='48667' data-end-time='53583'>But I also hear from parents who rightly worry about too much testing.</span> <span data-start-time='53583' data-end-time='60750'>And I’ve heard from teachers who feel so much pressure to teach to a test that it takes the joy out of teaching and learning. </span> <span data-start-time='60750' data-end-time='63500'>Both for them and for the students.”</span> <span data-start-time='' data-end-time=''> </span> <span data-start-time='63500' data-end-time='75146'>A group of 68 of the largest urban public school systems in the U.S. calls itself the Council of Great City Schools. </span> <span data-start-time='75146' data-end-time='85146'>It released a new study in October that looked at school testing in 66 urban school districts.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='85146' data-end-time='101750'>The study found that Grade 8 students in the 2014-2015 school year spent an average of 4.2 days, or 2.3 percent of school time, taking tests. </span> <span data-start-time='101750' data-end-time='107229'>Grade 8 had the most testing time of any grade.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='107229' data-end-time='113167'>The report said that schools gave too many tests in the same subject. </span> <span data-start-time='113167' data-end-time='119083'>Students had to show how much they had learned again and again. </span> </p><p><span data-start-time='119083' data-end-time='125833'>Often, schools did not receive test results until months later. </span> <span data-start-time='125833' data-end-time='134208'>When test results arrived, schools could not make timely changes to the curriculum to improve learning.</span> <span data-start-time='134208' data-end-time='143000'>Also, the report found that the majority of tests did not align with educational standards. </span> <span data-start-time='143000' data-end-time='148021'>The tests gathered information about how the students were doing. </span> <span data-start-time='148021' data-end-time='155833'>But it was unclear that the tests measured if students had the skills to succeed in college or a career.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='155833' data-end-time='162375'>The result, the report says, is an illogical system of national testing. </span> <span data-start-time='162375' data-end-time='166542'>The system does not seem to be well planned.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img 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you make a mark to show that you choose something</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/609/of_or_relating_to_cities.m4a'><span>of or relating to cities</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=4473 data-hint-location='101750' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/609/which_grade_has_the_most_testing_time.m4a'>Which grade has the most testing time?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='grade 8'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/609/grade_5.m4a'><span>grade 5</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/609/grade_1.m4a'><span>grade 1</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/609/grade_8.m4a'><span>grade 8</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/609/grade_10.m4a'><span>grade 10</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=4474 data-hint-location='155833' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/609/the_study_found_that_there_is_a_problem_with_the_system_of_national__blank__.m4a'>The study found that there is a problem with the system of national <span class='blank'>testing</span>. </div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='testing'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/609/schools.m4a'><span>schools</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/609/learning.m4a'><span>learning</span></div><div class='choice' 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