Bill would put lawmakers to the test, requires them to take standardized tests [View all]
Is your state lawmaker smarter than a third-grader?
A bill in Lansing would put to the test the elementary school-level skills of Michigan’s 110 state representatives and 38 senators, as well as the governor, state superintendent of education and state Board of Education.
All would be required to take standardized tests required of Michigan’s third- eighth- and 11th-grade students under the proposed Mandatory Public School Test Validation Act. Their results would be posted online.
The requirement would give lawmakers firsthand knowledge of the exams, which some lawmakers think should be a determining factor in teacher evaluation and pay, said state Rep. Tom McMillin, R-Rochester Hills. He is the bill’s sponsor.
McMillin said the testing process also would create transparency with the disputed Smarter Balanced testing that accompanies the Common Core State Standards for English and math. He is leading a fight to keep Common Core out of schools.
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