PBS NewsHour

Is there too much testing in the public schools?

Clip: 09/24/2014 | 8m 43s

This is the first year that schools will publish student test scores tied to the Common Core initiative. Critics argue that implementing these new standards cause overtesting that rob teachers and students of valuable teaching time. Judy Woodruff gets debate from Kathleen Porter-Magee of the Partnership for Inner-City Education and Miami-Dade County Public Schools superintendent Alberto Carvalho.

Aired: 09/24/14

Rating: NR

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