Students Take Up to 88 Standardized Tests Before High School, But More Testing Doesn’t Improve Learning
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8069-2382
MSU Affiliation
College of Education; Department of Teacher Education and Leadership
Creation Date
2026
Creation Date
2026-10-19
Keywords
education policy, public schools, school rankings, No Child Left Behind, standardized testing, school districts, standardized tests, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), US schools, quick reads, Sig Fig, K-12 schools
Publication Date
Fall 10-19-2026
Publication Title
The Conversation
Publisher
The Conversation US
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Bondurant, L. (2026). Students take up to 88 standardized tests before high school, but more testing doesn’t improve learning. The Conversation. https://doi.org/10.64628/AAI.r446jwepg
