>> They are held ... because the funding model is driven by test scores, so the curriculum needs to follow the testing There are many, many educational metastr

>> They are held ... because the funding model is driven by test scores, so the curriculum needs to follow the testing There are many, many educational metastructures large and small around the world. Public, private, religious, regional, national, etc. By an large, the status quo persists much more widely than some specific incentive or funding structure. That doesn't mean test scores are good. It does mean that replacing the test score system will not, in itself, change much.