As a teacher I say get rid off the standardized tests.
On top of the local exams the students have to take in middle school each student had to take state tests. That added up to about 10 final exams for just the 8th graders to take. Along with training teachers to use the state rubrics, it added up to 18 lost class days over the school year.
Thats a month of school lost due to testing, thats just wrong.