Are for-profit companies incompatible with public education? Some opt out advocates think so. Critics of testing argue that we are sending millions of dollars into the hands of ‘Big Testing’ companies. And those companies, motivated by profits, shouldn’t be trusted with our student’s futures. (Examples of this thinking here here and here)
Instead of sending taxpayer money to Pearson, CTB McGraw-Hill, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, we should instead send those funds to our local schools … to reduce class sizes or raise teacher salaries.
Moreover (the critics say) the large testing companies use their profits to lobby state and federal government officials, which only leads to more and more emphasis on testing from our Department of Education
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