A State fighting for a return to the Curriculum

I was again surfing the Internet and found an article about lawmakers in Kentucky trying to find a better way to test their students. They, like many states, have developed a testing system to go along with the requirements for the No Child Left Behind Act. What they are trying to do is find a way to still test students but allow for more of the curriculum to be taught instead of teaching to the test. "Members of the Republican-controlled state Senate, led by Majority Leader Dan Kelly, say eliminating most of the testing program, which is tied to a high-stakes accountability system, could save the state as much as $10 million a year and give teachers far more time to focus on the curriculum instead of preparing for and administering the CATS." I am not a huge fan of tests, though I realize that we do need to keep teachers accountable for what they are teaching their students. I am glad to see that lawmakers are realizing the impact of these high-stakes tests on the curriculum previously set-up. There has been a switch from curriculum-based teaching to test-based teaching. Hopefully many states will follow Kentucky's lead and look into new ways of keeping teachers accountable and students learning.