U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable, Lobby to Retain Annual Tests

As major changes are made to No Child Left Behind, how will required testing schedules be affected? Several business leaders and organizations came together in recent weeks, asking the Senate to preserve these required tests. As Education Week reports, “[t]hese assessments are the cornerstone of maintaining accountability for results throughout the K-12 education system, particularly for disadvantaged children who need help the most.”