standardized testing

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Standardized testing in no way improves education

October 2, 2017October 7, 2017 Milagros Aquino America, anxiety, education, improve, New SAT, SAT, school, school system, standardized test, standardized testing, standardized tests, stress, students, test, tests, work

Standardized tests have been associated with the American school system since the mid-1800s. They have been known to cause stress

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Olympian supports testing rollback

November 18, 2015November 18, 2015 The Olympian Castro Valley, common core standards, CVHS, cvhs olympian, CVUSD, Obama, Olympian, SBAC, school, standardized testing, star test, Trojans

President Barack Obama has announced that in-school preparation for standardized testing would be reduced to two percent of classroom activity.

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Olympian supports CAHSEE suspension

October 29, 2015October 22, 2017 The Olympian CAHSEE, california graduation requirement, california high school exit exam, CVHS, cvhs newspaper, cvhs olympian, exam, graduation, standardized testing, state, The Olympian

We at The Olympian believe that the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), is a stressful, time-consuming test that does

Don’t hate tests, they matter

October 5, 2015 cvhsolympian CVHS, cvhs olympian, education, learning, sally liang, standardized testing, test

When I sat in a stuffy testing room at California State University East Bay, it was difficult to miss the

Many opt for no SBAC

June 3, 2015June 15, 2015 Meiling Zhang administration, juniors, math, reading, SBAC, SBAC Administration, SBAC testing, standardized testing, testing, writing

Since Thursday May 21, juniors at CVHS had their chance to endure the eight and a half hour long process