Congress made a sensible decision a decade ago when it required the states to administer yearly tests to public school students in exchange for federal education aid. The theory behind the No Child Left Behind Act was that holding schools accountable for test scores would force them to improve instruction for groups of children whom they had historically shortchanged. Related in Opinion More on Education » Today's Editorials Editorial: Overpaid? Or Worth Every Penny? (July 14, 2013) Editorial: Secretary Napolitano Resigns (July 14, 2013) Editorial | Notebook: Is Democracy Possible in Egypt? (July 14, 2013) Editorial | Notebook: ‘Forgive the Interruption ... ' (July 14, 2013) Testing did spur...
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