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A lot of decline happened because of the removal of SOL's. This argument that by removing SOL's, kids will have more instructional time is false. Yes, they will get 2 more hours of instructional time, but in return an entire year can go by where teachers and students are not held accountable for learning a particular subject. The only reason reading and math are actually at reasonably high levels in FCPS are because those SOL's generally remain. The grammar, writing, science, and social studies SOL's have all been removed or greatly reduced and as a result the teaching has gone way down in these subjects. The removal of 5th grade writing was probably  the worst because now elementary has no writing test it needs to demonstrate proficiency of its students for all 6-7 years of schooling.

If people want to advocate for better change in the school system, it's fine to advocate for better tests, but I think people are wrong to argue against testing. The only reason the state is against testing is because they don't want to report any failing students. It has nothing to do with excellence or better time management of the school day.

Dear Colleague,

You know our students lose valuable instructional time because they're taking too many standardized tests. Many of our legislators, however, don't seem to get this.

Let's change that! Today, a bill (SB1401) sponsored by Senator Todd Pillion, passed through committee and will now come to the floor of the Senate for debate. Pillion's bill would reduce Standards of Learning and other high-stakes tests to the federal minimum.

Write members of Virginia's Senate today and urge them to support it! You can do so easily by clicking here.

Dr. James J. Fedderman
VEA President[/quote]

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