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Measuring Student Skills – Are Kindergarteners Too Young To Take A Test?

Jeanne Allen, CER Founder and president emeritus delivers commentary on Fox & Friends’ report with Neil McClusky of the Cato Institute.

In 2011 the Florida Legislature approved a statute that is to go into effect during the new 2014-15 school year requiring that school districts develop and/or administer seven or more end-of-course assessments to all students. Some school districts have been developing final assessments in subjects including math, language arts, music, science and social studies to give to students, including kindergartners.