Testing Season Anxiety

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 31, 2014

State English Language Arts (ELA) testing starts Tuesday for grades 3-8, beginning the second year of assessments aligned to Common Core. Yasmeen Khan, WNYC reporter covering education for Schoolbook.org, answers your questions about this year's tests and whether the opt-out movement is gaining traction.

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