Comment Re:How are these related? (Score -1) 201
The act that tied teacher / administrator salaries to the test results.
When will the US learn that capitalism doesn't work on things like health, education, and justice?
Standardised tests are an essential tool used to monitor and compare the progress of different student populations. Making a huge deal about them is not essential, in fact it is detrimental. Stress severely impairs the brain's ability to lay down memories, people simply don't learn well when stressed (eg: cramming for a test). This is not just my opinion, it is what neuroscience has been telling us for a couple of decades now.