#assessments Schools must still give standardized tests this year, Biden administration says - reported by Matt Barnum
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The Biden administration said Monday that states must administer federally required standardized tests this year, but schools won’t be held accountable for the results — and states could give shorter, remote, or delayed versions of the exams.
The decision means that schools will have to find ways to safely administer tests to tens of millions of students, many of whom are still learning remotely. It’s the first high-stakes decision for the Biden education department, coming even before its secretary of education nominee has been confirmed, and a signal that the new administration sees test score data as part of its strategy for helping students recover from the pandemic.
“To be successful once schools have re-opened, we need to understand the impact COVID-19 has had on learning and identify what resources and supports students need,” Ian Rosenblum, acting assistant education secretary, wrote in a letter to state education leaders.
Last school year, regular standardized testing was canceled as the pandemic closed school buildings across the country. This year, it’s been unclear whether the Biden administration would let that happen again.
Several states, including California, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, and New York, have already asked for or said they planned to request a waiver from this year’s testing requirements entirely. It’s unclear how many of those states have been planning in earnest to administer the exams, as they now must. Officials in Florida, Indiana, Tennessee, and Texas have indicated that they planned to test students regardless of what the Biden administration decided.
Still, the Biden administration made clear that the pandemic may change how testing works. The letter sent by the department on Monday says states can request to shorten assessments, provide the test remotely, or lengthen the window in which students can sit for the exam — potentially extending it into the summer or the start of the following school year.
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The state assessments plans have not been released in all states, yet. This comes at a time when educators and families are already burdened with reopening and other constraints caused by COVID-19. Many educators believe this is not the time to engage in state testing, though others believe the student data can help educators and parents understand if there is a "COVID slide" or not.
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