Colorado Democrats want to ax social studies from state standardized tests. Here’s why – By Erica Breunlin (Colorado Sun) / Jan 27, 2023
A bill introduced last week would end state testing for fourth and seventh graders, and save the state more than $1 million per year
Elementary and middle schoolers could stop taking state standardized assessments in social studies starting next year under a bill introduced last week by a group of Democrats, who want to spare Colorado teachers and students the time and stress of testing and save the state more than $1 million each year.
Scrapping social studies would be the latest change to standardized state tests, which have ignited fiery debates among parents, educators and lawmakers, especially in recent years as state testing was paused in 2020 during the pandemic and modified the following year.
The change would also hit a subject that has sparked its own controversies across the state and country, with some parents and critics questioning the ways social studies teachers talk to students about history and the groups of people whose history is covered in class.
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