The UCP has it wrong. K–3 literacy and numeracy testing are misguided exercises, a waste of resources and doomed to change nothing for the struggling students that the talking points claim it will help.

So here is an assessment test for the UCP government. This is an essay test. Full responses, thoughtfully expressed and backed by details, are expected. No short answers, no glib talking points, no platitudes will be accepted.

1. The K–3 teachers I have worked with for more than 30 years understand how children come into literacy and numeracy; they know which students are struggling and they desperately want to provide what each student needs. Describe the consultation process you conducted with teachers, as well as the research you undertook, that informed the decision that testing young

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