We have been using them for years. These tests have been in use for years and have not improved education. The tests have only indicated that our students are not performing as well as in the past. If a new testing program is innovative, then how it is innovative is not mentioned in this article. It seems that more testing is advocated to once again avoid truly defining the problems in our schools.
Testing is a thermometer for the health of education.
I do think more test preparation courses will spring forth from this. Just look at how many test preparation books are on the shelves the next time you are in the book store. Also, notice on the high school bill boards near the schools for announcements on SAT test preparation. There is also the tax money that is being spent for computer software to raise SAT scores. There is also the question of relevance in comparing our students to students in other countries in the world.