COLUMBUS,
Ohio -- State Representative Andrew O. Brenner (R-Powell) commends the
Ohio Department
of Education (ODE) today for their reduction of testing time for state
assessments. Representative Brenner previously introduced House Bill 74,
which called for the reduction of state tests and limiting the time to three
hours per year per subject. Fortunately, the ODE has made adjustments
that are very similar to those recommended by Representative Brenner in
HB 74. Brenner has continued to push for the changes outlined in HB 74.
Representative
Brenner said he was "ecstatic" when he learned that the ODE was making
changes
that would mean testing lengths will be close to what he sought in HB
74. He noted that the ODE “is doing what they need to be doing” in order
to remedy the problems with testing lengths.
HB
74 was introduced on February 19, 2015, well before the testing hour
reduction announcement
recently made by the ODE. Representative Brenner has been on record
urging the administration and the ODE to remedy the issues with PARCC,
the length of state assessments, and other policy issues.
