We’re trying to predict how an 8-year-old will pass a test on one day. These are kids whose very first standardized test is a high-stakes test.
-Sandi Calvin, executive director of elementary education at Union Public Schools, who said the district is keeping portfolios of all students’ work throughout the year to use for good cause exemptions in case they fail the 3rd Grade reading test (Source: http://bit.ly/1nxBhRM)