There is no proven relationship between academic standards and national testing. Parents don't want better testing. They want better teaching. National testing will lead to a national database of students. National tests could lead to inappropriate and unfair comparisons of schools and students, and eventually penalize urban, poor school districts.
National testing is redundant.
Many national tests developed by states and private educational agencies are already in widespread use. National tests will create federal education standards thereby usurping local control of education. The White House lacks both constitutional and congressional authority to spend money on national tests. All its members are confirmed by the Secretary of Education.