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Participants say standard tests fail to capture skills emphasized by project‑based learning
Summary
Participants at a meeting on education policy said current standardized assessments do not measure skills such as resilience and collaboration developed outside academic classrooms and urged policy and partnership changes — including outreach to legislators and partners like Khan Academy — to better align testing with workforce needs.
Participants at a meeting on education policy argued that widely used standardized tests do not adequately measure skills developed through project‑based learning and extracurricular activities, and suggested legislative and partnership strategies to change that dynamic.
Meeting participants said the problem is rooted in the policy environment and suggested engaging both legislators and public opinion to shift expectations about assessment and classroom practice. One participant asked, “Could Khan Academy partner with an accent, and a Cali, and a coach, and an (indistinct) and try to shift and find the legislators that were willing to put forward these things.”
The discussion repeatedly rejected the idea that ed‑tech…
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