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[1]Bowman for Congress

John,

Our public schools are the heartbeat of our communities and a pillar of
our democracy.

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As one of Congress’s only former educators, I understand the importance of
developing the value and ethic of lifelong learning skills as a
fundamental piece of our commitment to education equity and racial and
economic justice. We can no longer “teach to the test”.

That’s why I’m proud to introduce the More Teaching Less Testing Act
created to build on the flexibility of the Every Student Succeeds Act and
provide opportunities to design assessment systems that support high
quality teaching and learning. We must end the oversuse, abuse, and misuse
of standardized testing in our schools, and trade a broken metric for a
system that empowers educators and communities to excite, inspire, and
challenge their students.

[ [link removed] ]If you believe that our school systems should center the whole child,
and ensure our educators are afforded the time, space and resources to
provide holistic learning opportunities, add your name to support the More
Teaching Less Testing Act today.

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We need a revolution in our public schools that unlocks the brilliance of
all our kids and cultivates a generation equipped to take on 21st century
challenges. Our schools should be funded and supported to foster the joy,
curiosity, creativity, and problem solving skills of every child to reach
their full potential. But today we spend less time teaching, and more time
testing.

There is a constant emphasis placed on annually testing every student
using standardized summative assessments. And this drastically and
negatively affects what gets taught in our schools and how it is taught,
and it is out of step with peer-reviewed research on K-12 assessments.

This bill would not eliminate summative assessments, but rather make space
for a more balanced assessment system that would allow for both formative
and summative assessments. It would engage educators, school leaders,
families and advocates in determining appropriate limitations on
assessment and test prep. This bill will take a crucial first step in
fixing outdated requirements through common sense flexibility, and an
approach based on the whole child and their learning experience.

John, we can work
together to elevate student learning, guide teaching, and inform families
about their students' progress on a regular basis. [ [link removed] ]Please show your
support for the More Teaching Less Testing Act by signing your name in
solidarity of our collective work.

Peace and love,

Jamaal Bowman
 




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