Parents overwhelmingly don't like standardized tests

Public School Shakedown - In conjunction with D.C. based Mellman Group, [New Jersey Education Association] administered two polls in December asking a range of questions related to standardized testing. The poll of 400 parents found:

• 81 percent of parents are concerned that “teachers are forced to teach to the test.”

• 80 percent are concerned that “too much of the school year is spent preparing for standardized tests.”

• 78 percent want to limit the number of hours of testing.

• 78 percent say testing “causes stress for students.”

• 77 percent are concerned that testing “takes time and money from other educational priorities.”