> It's no longer about teaching kids a good education. Do you really think that the system worked before statewide tests? The tests aren't perfect, but "the k

> It's no longer about teaching kids a good education. Do you really think that the system worked before statewide tests? The tests aren't perfect, but "the kids can pass the test" is a huge improvement over before. If you've got a better way, great, but if it doesn't have an objective way to verify performance, we already know that it will work out very badly.