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We have made Arizona teachers ‘test prep robots,’ ‘slaves to the test’

Guest Opinion//October 12, 2017//[read_meter]

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We have made Arizona teachers ‘test prep robots,’ ‘slaves to the test’

We have made Arizona teachers ‘test prep robots,’ ‘slaves to the test’

Guest Opinion//October 12, 2017//[read_meter]

AzMERIT scores are in, and schools are being issued grades based on how their students performed on a test taken six months ago that measured math and English language skills....

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