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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Obama Aims to Reduce Testing Time for Students

Hosted by Madeleine Brand Oct. 26, 2015

President Obama is meeting with teachers and school officials today to talk about reducing testing time for students. On Saturday, he admitted that there is too much testing in public schools. Right now, big city school district's average about 112 mandatory standardized tests a year.

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Guest:
Anya Kamenetz - NPR - @anya1anya

Host:
Madeleine Brand

Producers:
Matt Holzman, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Ryan Kailath

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