In Florida, Parents And Administrators Are Debating Over Standardized Testing05:47
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September 02, 2016

As the school year resumes, so again does the debate over standardized testing. (biologycorner/Flickr)

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As the school year begins, the debate over testing resumes. Every year, thousands of students drop out of standardized testing, which the Department of Education, not surprisingly, thinks is a bad idea.

From Florida, WLRN's Rowan Moore Gerety brings us one parent's story.

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Rowan Moore Gerety, WLRN education reporter. He tweets @rowanmg.

This segment aired on September 2, 2016.

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