Information for April 24, 2021 Tournament
The CTMSDL motion for our April 24, 2021 online tournament is in the news and something Middle Schoolers can apply first-hand knowledge to:
This House, as the US federal and state governments, would not require standardized testing for the 2020-21 school year.
Here are a few articles to help your debaters get started:
https://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/stateletters/dcl-assessments-and-acct-022221.pdf
https://nul.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/Civil_Rts_Letter_to_DoED_re_Accountability_Guidance_w_signers_11192020.pdf
https://edtrust.org/press-release/joint-letter-to-dr-miguel-cardona-urging-rejection-of-waivers-to-annual-state-wide-assessment-requirements-for-the-2020-21-school-year/
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2021/02/should-pa-schools-be-forced-to-give-assessment-tests-in-pandemic-educators-want-feds-to-waive-mandate.html
https://hechingerreport.org/to-test-or-not-to-test-educators-weigh-the-value-of-standardized-testing-during-a-pandemic/