There is another problem with testing, bureaucracies, schools, etc. One
does not "teach to the test," rather one "teaches to the budget."
Individual teachers may be rewarded by how well their students do on the
tests and so teach the tests. The school may be in the situation that a
poor school will receive a bigger budget because it "needs improvement."
Then it is to the advantage of the school to have scores low.
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