Testing allows educators and parents to help children early, so that no child is left behind.
In our view, the President's plan represents sound measurement practice. Annual testing at grades 3-8 will provide teachers, parents and policymakers with the information they need to determine whether each child is truly making yearly progress in reading and mathematics. The President's testing proposal recognizes the importance of information about individual student performance in the classroom. Parents want this information. The AAP urges Congress to build annual testing on the current flexibility in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.