Illinois Requests Standardized Testing Waiver, But Biden Administration Says Exams Are Required

Illinois Requests Standardized Testing Waiver, But Biden Administration Says Exams Are Required

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois and other states across the country recently called on the federal government to waive requirements for federally-mandated standardized testing this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But in a letter published late last month, the Biden administration’s Department of Education wrote that schools must administer the exams, though they won’t be held…