Test results are linked to funding. We are overwhelmed with tests. Test results are linked to teacher evaluations. It s dragging down teacher morale. It s driving a wedge between the teachers and administration.
Staff meetings no longer include vital school issues, just test concerns.
It s a can of worms, put a cover on it. We ve heard from people from every corner of the state with some very serious concerns about testing, Peterson said. And, he said, the pendulum is still moving for tests a politically-charged idea. And it s pretty frightening, Peterson said. Wisconsin, when the mandatory high school graduation test begins in a few years, will have 20 standardized tests given to students in 3rd, 4th, 8th, 10th and 12th grades.