You hear a lot of grumbling these days that students and teachers are overwhelmed by testing regimes aimed at keeping districts accountable. We talk with an author who says there are better ways to track of how are kids and educators are doing.
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- Anya Kamenetz - lead digital education reporter for NPR. Her newest book is called "The Test: Why Our Schools Are Obsessed with Standardized Testing - but You Don't Have to Be."