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testing is unable to provide adequate informational regarding school quality of progress.

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high standards of testing mostly hurt low-income students and minority group students

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the National Academy of Science, a major research group, states that "educational decisions should not be based solely on a test score. High-stakes testing punishes students, and often teachers, for things they cannot control."

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"Test results don’t take into account non-school factors that affect learning, such as poverty, hunger, student mobility, lack of medical care, safety, community resources, parents’ education - all of which must be addressed if "no children are to be left behind."

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"Teaching to the test causes score inflation (score gains that don’t represent actual improvements in learning) which misleads the public into thinking schools are improving, when they may not be better – and due to teaching to the test, may even be worse."

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Due to such high pressure put on standardized testing many good teachers are discouraged resulting in them leaving where sometimes they are most needed.

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"Teaching to the test produces a classroom climate and style of teaching that is ineffective and turns many students off to learning."

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properly funded schools have a higher passing rate than lower income schools due to parents and students make sure "skills and knowledge needed to succeed in college" are obtained

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Students focus primarily on subjects that are tested on

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The Dangerous Consequences of High- Stales Standardized Testing 

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The Dangerous Consequences of High- Stales Standardized Testing 

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http://fairtest.org/dangerous-consequences-highstakes-standardized-tes

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"The most comprehensive national study finds that graduation tests lead to a higher dropout rate for students who are relatively low-achievers in school, while they do not produce improved learning for those who stay in school."

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"Grade retention has repeatedly been proven to be counterproductive: students who are retained do not improve academically, are emotionally damaged by retention, suffer a loss of interest in school and self- esteem, and are more likely to drop out of school."

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Some argue that it is unfair to graduate students who have not been properly educated, but if students "do not have access to an adequate and equitable education" they are held responsibly rather than the education system.

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"Students with learning disabilities, whose first language is not English, or who attend vocational schools fail high stakes tests far more frequently than do mainstreams students."

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Some students are unable to excel properly due to attending poorly funded schools with overcrowded classes, under qualified teachers, not enough class supplies, and outdated technology.