Completely agree. I hated standardized testing days when I was a kid in the 70's. Now there's even more of them for today's kids.
Heck, I view all those "customer surveys" as our adult standardized tests, but at least we can opt out of them.
If DOGE really wanted to cut waste at the U.S. DOE, they’d scrap the high-stakes testing mandates on the states. It’d save millions, restore local control, ease stress on students & teachers, boost creativity & critical thinking, & draw many teachers back to the profession. 🤔