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Why local school districts and Georgia officials support reduction in standardized tests

Carolyn Carman leads her 5th-grade math class Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, at Mundy Mill Academy. Governor Brian Kemp announced new legislation that will reduce high-stakes testing for K-12. - photo by Scott Rogers

02052020 TESTING 1.jpg — Carolyn Carman leads her 5th-grade math class Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, at Mundy Mill Academy. Governor Brian Kemp announced new legislation that will reduce high-stakes testing for K-12. - photo by Scott Rogers

Five mandatory standardized tests are being put on the chopping block in all 181 of Georgia’s public school districts.