And Karen Shirley, a fourth-grade teacher at Meadowthorpe Elementary in Fayette County, thinks replacing pieces of the test would work. But extra testing in the fourth grade, which already spends much time in its second semester on writing portfolios, would be too much. Kentucky's U.S. representatives, who supported the bill, don't share the same fears. It's the linchpin of the administration's education policy. Page A16 .
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