re: OT Teachers: what’s the reason behind the standardized annual tests?

Non teachers have no clue. In Mississippi the tests are not easy. All testing amounts to is politicians getting pockets greased from testing companies. The cut levels keep getting moved every year (moving target) new tests every couple years .... it is bullshite. Kids don’t care anymore and makes schools look bad . My age all we had was a FLE TEST and we all turned out ok