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    2 Years After 'Opt Out,' Are Students Taking Fewer Tests?

    What has changed — and what hasn't — since President Obama called for a new approach amid a national debate over how much time students spend preparing for, and taking, standardized tests.
    by Haley Samsel Oct 26, 2017 3 minutes
    Source: Vahram Muradyan for NPR

    Two years ago this month, President Barack Obama had a clear message for teachers and parents who were concerned about all the standardized tests that students were taking: He was on their side.

    In a video statement, he gave parents this pop quiz:

    If our kids had more free time at school, what would you want them to do with it?

    A) Learn to play a musical instrument?
    B) Study a new language?
    C) Learn how to code HTML?
    D) Take more standardized tests?

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