Lamberth: Stop the Test

In response to the latest failure to deliver TNReady, State Representative William Lamberth issued the following statement via his Facebook page:

I have lost faith in Measurement Inc. and I believe it is time to cancel the test for this year and start over. Local school districts who have received the material should have the option of going forward with testing or not at their discretion. I agree that we need a TN specific test that is designed to evaluate how well TN children are learning certain subjects. That test should be designed by TN teachers and TN administrators to be easily implemented and should reflect what is actually being relayed in our classrooms. TN contracted with this company to accomplish this task and they have failed miserably in delivering a computerized version and now can’t even ship the paper version on time. It is time to start over. Measurement Inc. has failed TN teachers and TN students and should not get one red cent of our money. That’s just my opinion.

While the Department of Education has said it will grant districts flexibility in modifying testing schedules, they have not yet said they will cancel the tests or the contract with Measurement, Inc.

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