School Disruption State Assessment Balanced Assessment Systems
Summative State Assessments Can Wait!
Arguments Against Administering the Spring 2020 Summative State Assessments When Students Go Back to School
All states closed their schools in March and suspended or canceled annual state assessments. While the US Department of Education (USED) immediately waived state testing requirements for 2020, some states are contemplating the administration of their summative state assessments next fall; purportedly to help leaders and educators better understand and respond to the impact of school closures on student learning. Although this may seem appealing, these assessments are no better suited to informing instructional decisions than they have been in the past.