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Survey: Teachers Concerned About Time Lost to Test Prep

Survey data indicates that K-12 teachers experience high levels of dissatisfaction with the amount of time they’re required to devote to standardized test preparation and actual test-taking.

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A reading assistant reads on the classroom floor with a small group of fourth graders at Wanke Elementary School in San Antonio on March 9, 2012.
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The Center for Education Policy at George Washington University and the teacher-advocacy group Teach Plus have both released survey data that indicates K-12 teachers experience high levels of dissatisfaction with the amount of time they’re required to devote to standardized test preparation and actual test-taking. Other recent reports link a decline in teacher morale to the pressures of testing. (EWA)

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