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Why standardized testing
matters in middle school
China, a country with a long tradition of
standardized testing, topped all countries in the
international rankings for reading, math and
science in 2009.
In contrast, the United States, having expanded
standardized testing in 2002 with the No Child Left
Behind legislation, ranked No. 31 in 2009.
The 2013-2014 school year marks the beginning of the state’s full
implementation of the newly adopted Common Core State Standards. Alabama students, third through eighth grade, currently
take the Alabama Reading and Mathematics Test (ARMT+), which
evaluates