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Schools can’t skip standardized tests this spring, Biden administration says. But Illinois educators want a pass because of pandemic disruptions.

Schools can’t skip standardized tests this spring, Biden
administration says. But Illinois educators want a pass because of
pandemic disruptions. 1

“We are not opposed to accountability … in normal times, but these are anything but normal. Rather, like our colleagues across the nation, we are working diligently to get a larger portion of students back into schools for in-person instruction, working to address the social and emotional, and academic, needs of our students which includes plans to address lost opportunities, getting staff and community members vaccinated, and serving as a lifeline for so many members of our communities,” the letter states. “Let us focus on those priorities rather than on the logistics of testing kids.”

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