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The Hazards of Standardized Testing

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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Why Hasn't There Been More Change?

There's all sorts of evidence indicating that these tests, however well intentioned, have some fundamental flaws. So why hasn't there been more change? Well, a big part of it, unfortunately, goes down to money. Like almost everything else in the united states, standardized testing is an industry and a pretty bik when one of the statul here get thrown around is that one point seven billion dollars are spent on standardized testing every year.

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