Students take up to 88 standardized tests before high school, but more testing doesn’t improve learning

October 19, 2026 · 12:35 pm 2 sources

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• Students take up to 88 standardized tests before high school, but more testing doesn’t improve learning
  This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. · October 19, 2026 12:35
  Students’ scores on standardized tests can affect schools’ ratings, adding to the pressure teachers experience in preparing their students for the assessments.

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• Students take up to 88 standardized tests before high school, but more testing doesn't improve learning
  Phys.org · October 20, 2026 00:20
  The public K-12 school system in the United States has become pervasively shaped by standardized testing.